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Reykjavik Eclipse 2026: Where to Stand on Aug 12
At 17:48 on 12 August 2026, the shadow hits Reykjavik for roughly one minute. The last time this happened here, Iceland was still a Danish-Norwegian colony in the making and Columbus hadn't been born. I spent nine days in August 2025 driving the same roads I'll be driving next summer, timing the escape routes and arguing with a farmer about parking.