Reykjavík

Iceland

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located on the southern shore of the Faxaflói bay in southwest Iceland and has a latitude of 64°08′ N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 140,000 as of 2026, and the surrounding Capital Region has a population of around 252,000, constituting approximately 64% of Iceland's population.

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Country: Iceland
Population: 166,212
Latitude: 64.15° N
Longitude: 21.95° O

Which way is Reykjavík from…

From Paris, Reykjavík lies at 329° to the north-west, 2,234 km as the crow flies.

Paris	329° north-west	2,234 km
London	326° north-west	1,890 km
New York	34° north-east	4,202 km
Madrid	342° north	2,892 km
Rome	330° north-west	3,302 km
Montreal	38° north-east	3,751 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	334° north-west	11,498 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Reykjavík is the world’s northernmost national capital: Helsinki, the next one, is four degrees further south. From London, you aim north-west, at 326°, pretty much as you would expect. The surprise comes from America: from New York, you aim north-east, at 34°, far more northerly than a flat map suggests, because the shortest route hugs Labrador and skims the tip of Greenland.