Iceland review - 2012, Blaðsíða 88

86 ICELAND REVIEW
historiC houses

The oldest house in Iceland is the turf
farm at Keldur in south Iceland. The
oldest part of the house dates from
1250; the new part of the farmhouse
dates from 1500. The house is now a
museum. The second oldest building
is the Öxney chapel, in Dalasýsla, west
Iceland, from 1600. Number three is the
chapel at Núpsstaður (pictured), south-
east Iceland, built in 1657. The oldest
building in Reykjavík is Viðeyjarstofa,
on Viðey Island, built in 1753, while
the oldest house in the city center is
Aðalstræti 10, built in 1762. The largest
collection of old timber frame houses
in Iceland is in Ísafjörður in the West
Fjords. The four buildings that now
house the local folk museum and a
restaurant date from between 1734
and 1744. PS CatCh me iF you Can

Iceland has the 19th-largest fishing
industry in the world, with a catch of
over 1 million tonnes, according to
Statistics Iceland’s latest figures. China
is number 1, with over 15 million
tonnes. Peru is second with 7 million
tonnes and the United States fourth
with 4 million tonnes. In Europe, how-
ever, Iceland has the third largest fish-
ing industry, after Russia and Norway.
The top ten species in the Icelandic
catch are cod (160,000 tonnes), had-
dock (63,000), redfish (56,000), saithe
(53,000), oceanic redfish (14,000),
silver smelt (16,000), Greenland hali-
but (13,000), herring (48,000), capelin
(102,000), and other pelagics fish that
swim in schools in open ocean, such as
mackerel and sardines (138,000). AS
the best PlaCe For
babies

According to new global research con-
ducted by the organization Save the
Children Iceland, Icelandic children live
under the best conditions in the world.
When it comes to the best conditions
for mothers, Norway takes the prize
with Iceland coming in second. They
are followed by Sweden, New Zealand,
Denmark, Finland, Australia, Belgium,
Ireland and the Netherlands. The worst
place to be a mother is Niger, Africa. The
report compares the conditions of moth-
ers in 165 countries, taking into account
various factors including health, educa-
tion and nourishment. This is the thir-
teenth time the research has been con-
ducted. In addition, the report assesses the
status of women worldwide, with Iceland
landing in fifth place over all. ÁA
Photos By PÁll StefÁnSSon
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