Papey
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Papey (Icelandic pronunciation: Djúpavogshreppur and is about 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) in extent, the highest point on the island being about 58 metres (190 ft) above sea level.
The island was inhabited from the settlement of Iceland until 1966. There still is a lighthouse, a private house, a church and a weather station on the island, the latter automated since 1998. There are also large colonies of Atlantic puffins on the island.
Papey is said to be named after the monks called
toponyms
on the island (aside from the island's name itself) indicating Papar monks were living there.
Djúpavogur, especially between 1970 and 1980, did not show any evidence of any monk settlement. There was, however, evidence of Norse settlements. Some of these surveys were led by the then-president of Iceland, Kristján Eldjárn
.
