Papey is an island near the east coast of Iceland near Djúpivogur and is about 0.77 square mile in extent, the highest point on the island being about 190 feet above sea level. The island was inhabited since the settlement of Iceland until the year 1966. There still are a lighthouse, a dwelling house, a church and a weather station on the island, the latter automated since 1998. There was only one farm there and a church built in 1902 which is Iceland’s oldest wooden church. There are also large colonies of atlantic puffins on the island. Papey is said to be named after the monks called Papar and it is mentioned in ancient Icelandic history as one of two places where these monks lived.