Geographical regions
Iceland is located in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Gr铆msey. Unlike Greenland, its neighbor, it is part of Europe, not North America, although geologically the island is located between the two continental plates. The closest islands to the country are Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The closest distance to mainland Europe is 970 km, towards Norway.
Iceland is the 18th largest island in the world and the second largest in Europe, after Great Britain. The main island has 101,826 km², but the total area of the country amounts to 103,000 km², an area similar to that of Cuba or Guatemala in America. 62.7% is tundra. Surrounding it are up to 30 smaller islands, including the inhabited island of Gr铆msey and the Westman Islands archipelago. Its rivers go from the center, where the Highlands are, towards the coast. Lakes and glaciers cover 14.3% of the country and only 23% is covered by vegetation. The main glacier is Vatnaj枚kull, the largest in Europe.
The largest lakes are 脼贸risvatn with 88 km² and 脼ingvallavatn with 82 km². Other important lakes are the Bl枚ndulon, the H谩lsl贸n. 脰skjuvatn is the deepest lake in the country, with a depth of 217 m. The island itself is composed of petrified basalt and lava with low levels of silica, in addition to other rock types such as rhyolites and andesites. Geologically, it is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the ridge along which oceanic crust forms and spreads. In addition, it is located on a hot spot, where magma accumulates below the earth's crust.
(different landscapes ↑) Interesting facts
1. They had a law that allowed Basques to be killed.
2. There are no ants.
3. Fewer inhabitants than Murcia
4. More sheep than inhabitants.
5. There is no Army In Iceland.
6. More volcanoes than soccer players.
7. More or less half of the population is blonde.
8. It is the third happiest country in the world, but curiously it has a high suicide rate.
9. Almost all its inhabitants play a musical instrument, and it is one of the countries in the world where more books are read per person.
10.All healthcare and education are free, although they have copays.
11. Salaries in Iceland are two thousand euros.
12. There is no crime, just one violent crime every 8 years, that is why the police do not
usually carry pistols, at most they carry retractable batons or even pepper spray.
13. Everyone is entitled to help for renting their house.
14. It is one of the places in the world with the most activity of northern lights, but they are not seen as many times because most days of the year there are clouds.
15. Some rain falls almost every day and there are continuous weather changes; yes, even in summer it is cold because Iceland is very close to the Arctic Circle.
16. Only 23 percent of Iceland's territory is vegetated, and 14 percent is covered by ice.
17. In Iceland there are 130 active volcanoes and hundreds of fumaroles; some of them are artificially created by drilling to relieve ground pressure.
18. They have steaming rivers, whose waters are at a temperature of more than 50 degrees, and also spectacular waterfalls that freeze in winter, creating an amazing landscape of water and ice.
19. Whales are seen around the entire island, but there is a stable population in the northern fjords.
20. The name of Iceland in English means land of ice, but in reality is the real ice island, with 80 percent of its frozen land, is neighboring Greenland (Greenland), whose name means land green.
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ResponderEliminarIceland is Incredible I didn't know there were more sheep than People I think it's great and I like Iceland because it is a country that cares about its inhabitants and they have free medical care which is surprising because many countries don't have those possibilities without a doubt this work is great.