Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)

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The Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1) is the main national highway that circles Iceland, connecting most towns and major natural attractions, including the popular South Coast region.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1) canonical 4
Icelandic Ring Road 2
Iceland Route 1 (Ring Road) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national highway
road in Iceland
alsoKnownAs Ring Road
Route 1
Þjóðvegur 1
completedAsContinuousRing 1974
connectsMost Icelandic towns
major natural attractions in Iceland
connectsTo Akureyri
Blönduós
Borgarnes
Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir region
Hvolsvöllur
Höfn
Reykjavík
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland

Selfoss
Vík í Mýrdal
country Iceland
crosses Skeiðará river area via bridges
followsRouteShape ring around Iceland
hasDirectionality two-way road
hasLaneConfiguration mostly two-lane road
hasNotableSection Hellisheiði pass near Reykjavík
Möðrudalsöræfi highlands
Mýrdalssandur plains
linked to: Mýrdalur valley
hasRoadType paved highway
hasSpeedLimit typically 90 km/h outside urban areas
isImportantFor year-round access to remote communities in Iceland
isMainTransportAxisOf Iceland
maintainedBy Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration
openedInDecade 1970s
partOf Icelandic national road network
passesNear Goðafoss waterfall
Hverir geothermal area
Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon
linked to: Jökulsárlón

Mývatn area
linked to: Mývatn region

Seljalandsfoss waterfall
Skaftafell
linked to: Skaftafellsjökull

Skógafoss waterfall
Vatnajökull National Park
passesThroughRegion East Iceland
North Iceland
South Coast of Iceland
West Iceland
roadNumber 1
surface asphalt
usedFor long-distance travel in Iceland
tourism in Iceland

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Referenced by (8)

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South Coast of Iceland roadAccess Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Skeiðarársandur crossedBy Icelandic Ring Road
subject linked to: Skeiðarársandur outwash plain
linked to: Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Hornafjörður traversedBy Icelandic Route 1
linked to: Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Skeiðará crossedBy Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Vík í Mýrdal hasTransportRoute Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Jökulsárlón accessibleVia Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Höfn locatedOn Icelandic Ring Road
linked to: Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)
Skaftafellsjökull nearbyRoad Iceland Route 1 (Ring Road)
linked to: Icelandic Ring Road (Route 1)