Why is Iceland warm?

Answer 1

Iceland is warmer than Britain and the rest of Europe mainly, because it's in the direct path of the jet stream. Britain and Europe is bypassed, because they're large landmasses. the ocean current from the North and Baltic seas and also the Arctic Ocean cool Britain and France. Iceland is particularly small, so the jet stream can't avoid it.

The jet stream brings warm air from the Caribbean and other equatorial regions all the way to the Arctic Ocean.

Iceland also has extreme underground geothermal activity. As it is widely known, Iceland's energy is largely supplemented by geothermal vents on the actual landmass. That also has a small, yet adverse affect on the climate of Iceland.

Answer 2

Very simple answer, The Gulf Stream. This warm stream from the Gulf of Mexico makes its way up the North Atlantic Ocean and arrives at the shores of Iceland, making sure that the island has typical low frost winters, although sometimes Icelanders will have to experience very cold days. But nothing compared to Greenland. The Gulf Stream does not make its way there so that is why Greenland is always freezing compared to Iceland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_Stream

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Answer 3

because Greenland is further up the equator therefore it must be colder