Engey

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Engey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeiŋkˌeiː]) is the second largest island of the Kollafjörður (Faxi Bay) fjord in western Iceland. The name Engey is composed of eng (meadow or uncut grassland) and ey (island). Engey is the second-largest island on the southeastern side of the Kollafjörður fjord after Viðey. The government bought the island from its last inhabitant (Sigurður Gíslason of Hamraendar) after World War II. Ownership was later transferred to the city of Reykjavík in 1978.

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