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Reykjavik
Icelandic
“smoky bay”
Where it comes from
reykur ('smoke') + vik ('bay')
Fun Fact
The Norse settlers who named Reykjavik were seeing steam from the area's geothermal hot springs, not smoke from fire, a detail that now feels fitting for a city that heats most of its buildings with geothermal energy.
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