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Because of location, water stream temperature and hemisphere facts. Anyway if you mean because "Iceland" is called -ice-landt, here is a litta storie: "There was a man by the name Flóki Vilgerðarson. He was a great Viking. He left to find Garðarshólmur" -- Landnámabók The second Norseman to arrive in Iceland was named Flóki Vilgerðarson, but the precise year of his arrival is not clear. According to the story told in Landnámabók, he took three ravens to help him find his way. Thus, he was nicknamed Raven-Floki (Icelandic: Hrafna-Flóki). Flóki set his ravens free near the Faroe Islands. The first raven flew back on board. The second flew up in the air and then returned to the ship. However, the third flew in front of the ship and they followed its direction to Iceland. He landed in Vatnsfjörður in the Westfjords after passing what is now Reykjavík. One of his men, Faxi, remarked that they seemed to have found great land -- the bay facing Reykjavík is therefore known as Faxaflói. A harsh winter caused all of Flóki's cattle to die -- he cursed this cold country, and when he spotted a drift ice in the fjord he decided to name it "Ísland" (Iceland). Despite difficulties in finding food, he and his men stayed another year, this time in Borgarfjörður, but they finally headed back to Norway the following summer. Flóki would return much later and settle in what is now known as Flókadalur. Sorry for the vast length of pre-reading before the actual fact. Is for building up tension.
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∙ 15y agoIt is not made of ice, it has some glaciers, but not made of ice. The name was originally given as to ward off potential invaders.
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∙ 12y agoIceland is not always cold but the fact that it is closer to the north pole then many other countries and that there is an ocean surrounding the island.
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∙ 13y agoThe average annual temperature in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, is 5°C (41°F). The lowest temperature ever recorded is -38°C (-36.4°F) in 1918.
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∙ 14y agoThe artic is so cold because of the sun and is the coldest place in the planet.
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Which Uropean nation is located the furthest west?
icy iceland
Why are the names Greenland and Iceland misleading?
Iceland is an area that is not as it sounds, icy. It really isn't most people say the ground is green, meaning you can see land. And Greenland is the opposite,icy.
Which country is more green Greenland or Iceland?
Iceland. Because it is just a joke calling it iceland, tho Greenland is really the icy part lol.
Why there is thin vegetation in Greenland?
Greenland is misnomer. Is is very cold and icy. Where as iceland can be warmer and can become quite green.
What do iceland people live in?
Iceland, despite its name, is not very icy. Greenland and Iceland should swap names. So people in Iceland, live in houses, like most other parts of the world. In the winter it snows a lot but the schools dont close.
What do they drink in Iceland?
same drinks you drink, water, milk, sodas, alcohol (depends on age)
Why are there so many volcanoes in Iceland even though it is covered by ice?
Iceland isn't really covered in ice as much as Greenland. Iceland is more green and Greenland is more icy. ------------------------------ (improved) Iceland is a geologically young land, Iceland is located on both the Iceland hot-spot and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which runs right through it. This combined location means that geologically the island is extremely active, having many volcanoes.
What are the mountains in Greenland in like?
well i remember that my fifth grade teacher told me that iceland is not icy but greenland is so i can only imagind beautiful snowy hills and valleys
Is 'icy' a verb?
Actually, the word "icy" is an adjective.
Is the word icy a noun?
No, icy is an adjective, as it adds information to a noun, eg: the icy road, or the icy pond. The noun form is iciness or ice
Which of these are icy objects comets meteoroids or asteroids?
Usually comets are icy as that is why you see the icy trail, but asteroids can be icy too.
Is icy an adjective?
Yes, icy is an adjective.
