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Seltjarnarnes, Capital Region, Icelandi
Regional Level Types
SeltjarnarnesMunicipality
Capital RegionRegion
IcelandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Seltjarnarnes4,322 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
434852
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434852:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islande
German:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Italian:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islanda
Russian:
Селтьярнарнес, Хёвюдборгарсвайдид, Исландия
Simplified Chinese:
塞尔蒂亚纳内斯, 大雷克雅未克区, 冰岛
Spanish:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Islandia
Albanian:
Seltjarnarnes, Rajoni i Kryeqytetit, Islanda
Armenian:
Սելթյարնարնես, Հյովյուդբորգարսվայդիդ, Իսլանդիա
Asturian:
Seltjarnarnes, Islandia
Basque:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Belarusian:
Селцьярнарнес, Хёвюдбаргарсвайдыд, Ісландыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сэльт’ярнарнэс, Ісьляндыя
Catalan:
Seltjarnarnes, Gran Reykjavik, Islàndia
Czech:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Danish:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Dutch:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, IJsland
Esperanto:
Seltjarnarnes, Ĉefurba Regiono, Islando
Estonian:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Island
Farsi/Persian:
سلتیارنارنس, منطقه پایتختی , ایسلند
Finnish:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islanti
Georgian:
სელტიარნარნესი, ჰიოვიუდბორგარსვაიდიდი, ისლანდია
Hebrew:
סלטיירנרנס, איסלנד
Hungarian:
Seltjarnarnes, Nagy-Reykjavík, Izland
Icelandic:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Ísland
Ido:
Seltjarnarnes, Islando
Indonesian:
Seltjarnarnes, Wilayah Reykjavík Raya, Islandia
Japanese:
セルチャルトナルネース, 大レイキャヴィーク, アイスランド
Korean:
셀티아르드나르네스, 회뷔드보르가르스바이디, 아이슬란드
Latin:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Lithuanian:
Seltjarnarnesas, Sostinės regionas, Islandija
Macedonian:
Селтјарнарнес, Престолнински регион, Исланд
Malay:
Seltjarnarnes, Capital Region, Iceland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Seltjarnarneskaupstaður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Peng-tó
Northern Sami:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islánda
Norwegian:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Seltjarnarnes, Island
Polish:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Islandia
Portuguese:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Islândia
Romanian:
Seltjarnarnes, Islanda
Samogitian:
Seltjarnarnesos, Islandėjė
Scots:
Seltjarnarnes, Greater Reykjavík, Iceland
Serbo-Croatian:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Swedish:
Seltjarnarnes, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Island
Turkish:
Seltjarnarnes, Başkent Bölgesi, İzlanda
Ukrainian:
Селтьярнарнес, Гефюдборґарсвайдід, Ісландія
Volapük:
Seltjarnarnes, Lisladeän
Welsh:
Seltjarnarnes, Reykjavík Fawr, Gwlad yr Iâ


Seltjarnarnes (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈsɛlˌtʰja(r)tnarˌnɛːs]) is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. Seltjarnarnes is adjacent to Reykjavík.

It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War, and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land.

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences87
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Astrononion
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Astrononion0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Trichohyalidae : Buccella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cassidulina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cassidulinidae : Cassidulina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cibicides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : Cibicides0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cornuspira
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Cornuspira0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Elphidium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Elphidiidae : Elphidium0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lamarckina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Robertinida : Ceratobuliminidae : Lamarckina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nonionellina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Nonionellina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Oridorsalis
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Alabaminidae : Oridorsalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Patellina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Patellinidae : Patellina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyrgo
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Pyrgo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Quinqueloculina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Quinqueloculina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rosalina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rosalinidae : Rosalina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Margarites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Margaritidae : Margarites0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cingula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rissoidae : Cingula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Littorina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Littorina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Colus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Colus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Balanus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Semibalanus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Archaeobalanidae : Semibalanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Verruca
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Verrucidae : Verruca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cytheropteron
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Cytheropteron0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Finmarchinella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Hemicytheridae : Finmarchinella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Paradoxostoma
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Paradoxostomatidae : Paradoxostoma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Robertsonites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Robertsonites0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Sarsicytheridea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytherideidae : Sarsicytheridea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Miliolidae
family
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Miliolidae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mytilus edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mya (Mya) truncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Mya) truncata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum undatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum : Buccinum undatum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Puncturella noachina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Puncturella : Puncturella noachina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) calcarea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Testudinalia testudinalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Acmaeidae : Tectura : Testudinalia testudinalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Thyasira sarsii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira : Thyasira sarsii0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Littorina obtusata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Littorina : Littorina obtusata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Littorina saxatilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Littorina : Littorina saxatilis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Euspira pallida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira pallida0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cryptonatica affinis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Cryptonatica : Cryptonatica affinis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Moelleria costulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Moelleria : Moelleria costulata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lacuna vincta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Lacuna : Lacuna vincta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Oenopota pyramidalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Oenopota : Oenopota pyramidalis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Heteranomia squamula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Heteranomia : Heteranomia squamula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trophon clathratus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Trophon : Trophon clathratus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zirfaea crispata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pholadidae : Zirfaea : Zirfaea crispata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Skeneopsis planorbis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Skeneopsidae : Skeneopsis : Skeneopsis planorbis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae : Strongylocentrotus : Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte borealis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte borealis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Miliolinella subrotunda
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Hauerinidae : Miliolinella : Miliolinella subrotunda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Balanus crenatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus : Balanus crenatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikidata ID:Q214057
GeoNames ID:3413545


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