Keflavik

Keflavík, the "bay of driftwood," lies on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. The settlement developed around fishing and the processing of its catch, drawing on the waters of the North Atlantic. Scottish entrepreneurs established themselves here in the sixteenth century, contributing to the growth of the harbor. Its name evokes the timber carried to Iceland's shores by the sea, a valuable resource on an island with few trees large enough to supply the needs of ships and buildings.