Map Legends

Here is an overview of what different components look like and their meaning.

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ROADS

ROAD TYPE	IMAGE	DESCRIPTION
Major Highway 60-90 km/h		Main Interstate like roads. The Ring Road and Main Roads in cities. With 1-4 lanes of traffic.
Principal Highway 50 km/h		Main connecting roads in cities. Usually 1-2 lanes of traffic.
Collector Road 40-50 km/h		​Connecting roads, usually not ending in a dead end.
Traffic Roundabout 30 km/h		Traffic roundabouts with 1-2 lanes of traffic.
Residential Street 30 km/h		Residential streets in neighborhoods. Usually a dead end streets. Drive carefully as there are usually people and children around.
Alleyway 20 km/h		​Alleyway is usually not a road but a minor alleyway that is a private road or a path through parking areas.
​Unpaved road 40-80 km/h		​A good quality unpaved road. Usually well maintained and passable by all cars.
F1 Unpaved Road 30 km/h		Trails - Slow road, passable by all public traffic in summer. Large streams and rivers are bridged. These roads are often closed in winter due to snow and mudslides during that time.
F2 Unpaved Road 20 km/h		​Trails - Poor road, passable by four-wheel drive cars, very powerful passenger cars and jeeps. Streams and small rivers are NOT bridged. Often closed in winter due to snow and mud.
F3 Unpaved Road 10 km/h	F3	​Trails - A difficult road, only passable by large and well-equipped four-wheel drive cars. Can be uneven, rocky and with wet runs. Often closed in winter due to snow and mud.

LAND AREAS

ICELANDIC	ENGLISH	IMAGE (DAY)	IMAGE (NIGHT)
Graslendi og tún	Grassland and meadow
Mólendi	Heathland
Hraun og urðir	Lava and boulders
Nýlegt hraun	Fresh lava
Hálfgróið land	​Semi-vegetated land
Mýrar	Swamps / Sloping fens
​Sandar	Sandy flats
Skógur	Forest
Sumarbústaðaland	​Summer cottage land
Straumvötn og lón	Streams and reservoirs

GLACIERS

ICELANDIC	ENGLISH	IMAGE (DAY)	IMAGE (NIGHT)
Jökull	Glacier
Sprunginn jökull	Crevasses in glacier
Afar sprunginn jökull	Very crevassed glacier

TOWNS AND CITIES

ICELANDIC	ENGLISH	IMAGE (DAY)	IMAGE (NIGHT)
Þéttbýli	Urban area
Iðnaðarsvæði / Verslunarkjarni	Industrial / Shopping area
Bílastæði	Car parking
Græn svæði	City park
Íþróttavöllur	Sports field
Kirkjugarður	Cemetery
Golfvöllur	Golf course
Flugvallasvæði	Airports

BUILDINGS

ICELANDIC	ENGLISH	IMAGE (DAY)	IMAGE (NIGHT)
Bygging	Building
Verslun og þjónusta	Shops and services
Spítali og heilsugæsla	Hospital and clinics
​Bóndabæir, sérbýlishús, íbúðarhús, frístundarhús, veitur, fjarskiptamannvirki o.fl sem eru utan þéttbýlis	Farms, detached houses, residential buildings, holiday homes, utilities, telecommunications facilities outside urban areas
​Skálar eða neyðarskýli á hálendi eða víðlendi	​Emergency cottage in the highlands

NOTE: There might be a small difference between the Garmin, MapSource and Android version. But this list should give a general idea of how colors and shapes are.