Using Google Maps to GeoCode and Icelandic address not working?

Question

With A US or canadian address I can geo code with Google API like this:

 http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=4060 st. Anderson ave,north vancouver, bc,canada

But when I pass an address for iceland, I get no results. I tried setting the region to "region=is"

 http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=Arnarsmára 2,Kópavogur,201,Ísland

Notice how the address is in icelandic completely. Is there something special I need to do?

Using the Google Maps web site I can enter that Icelandic address and it shows me the map nicely.

See the documentation on [Building a valid URL](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/webservices/#BuildingURLs) those characters need to be encoded. Where should that address be? Is it a postal/street address or a "place"? — geocodezip, Aug 28 '14 at 17:44
Turns out that the name of the icelandic city was gender controlled and google didn't like the gender. Change to i on the end of the name and it worked. — Ian Vink, Aug 28 '14 at 21:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 31 '14 at 18:09

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Icelandic's grammar can confuse Google's Maps. Use the neutral term.

answered Aug 31 '14 at 18:09

Ian Vink

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