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Lalli-Oni t1_j6xkuh9 wrote

Ok, was wondering how obnoxious I would be for saying its actually Vík í Mýrdal. But then I see someone writing it as Vic. Our towns are not named after italian gangsters.

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Accidental_Ouroboros t1_j6y783a wrote

For anyone wondering, Vík means bay. Which is a really nonspecific place name by itself.

That said, all the other Vík placenames in Iceland have Vík come after (Reykjavík, Húsavík, Grindavík, etc) so when you say Vík... you probably mean Vík í Mýrdal.

Definitely not Vic. Vík is a root for Viking.

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Lalli-Oni t1_j6y7tlb wrote

Yeah, Vík is most likely Vík í Mýrdal. But we have heard of people putting in Laugavegur (main shopping street in Reykjavík) and ending up on the other side of the country. Like 400-500km away.

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