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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The Icelandic state bought Teigarhorn, a historical farmland in Berufjörður, East Iceland, for approximately ISK 50 million (USD 389,000, EUR 288,000) last week. It comes with valuable natural and cultural relics and one of the best known locations of zeolites in the world lies within its borders.
Teigarhorn has been for sale for the past years, originally for twice as much. According to ruv.is, many prospective buyers were interested in it, including an entrepreneur who wanted to take advantage of its natural resources and export water.
However, the district council of Djúpavogshreppur opposed the idea given that the water supply for the town Djúpivogur is located on the land. Teigarhorn’s natural and cultural relics were thought to be at risk.
The land also has a symbolic value for the region as Búlandstindur, its landmark mountain, stands within its borders.
The district council requested that the state acquire the land four years ago so that it wouldn’t become a private property and last week the acquisition took place.
No one has lived on Teigarhorn in recent years, there has been no supervision with the land and no service for tourists. However, the land is considered to have great potential when it comes to tourism and developments in that field are planned.
The state will formally take over the land in mid-April. Talks with Djúpavogshreppur on supervising the land and the service that will be established there have begun.
As a side note, Teigarhorn is where the highest temperature has ever been recorded in Iceland, 30.5°C (86.9°F) on June 22, 1939.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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