Flatey is an island on Skjálfandi bay located about 8.7 kilometres from Húsavík, in northern Iceland. Its name in Icelandic means "flat island"; its highest point is only about 22 metres above mean sea level, hence its name. It is 2.5 kilometres long and 1.7 kilometres wide. It is the fifth-largest island around Iceland. The Flateyjardalur coast and Flateyjardalsheiði valley are named after Flatey.
People first settled in Flatey in early historic times, but it never had a large population. The highest number of inhabitants was reached in 1942, when there were 120 people. As other villages and cities nearby grew, it was very difficult for Flatey to compete with them, and people started to leave the island and, in 1967, there were no inhabitants left. Now it is only inhabited seasonally, during summer, and many tourists visit the island in this time.
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