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Iceland
Iceland is a European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It has a total area of 39,769 sq mi and an estimated population of around 318,006 as of 2010.
1,642 Questions
How does one become a citizen of Iceland?
The short version is seven years of residency in the country. A shorcut is to marry a citizen, then you only have to reside here for three years.
The short shortcut to it all is to be an international celebrity (Vladimir Ashkhenazy, Bobby Fisher), or a world class athlete.
What literacy rate does Iceland have?
Iceland's literary rate is 100 percent - adults can read and write.
How did the volcano form on ice in Iceland?
It didn't form on ice.
Iceland is part of the mid Atlantic Ridge. The Mid Atlantic ridge is a mountain range along the floor of the Atlantic ocean. Iceland is part of this mountain range that protrudes above the ocean. This mountain range is the longest mountain range in the world.
So in fact the ice formed on the volcano not the volcano on the ice.
What landforms are on Iceland?
Natural Features Are:
- Glymur: Iceland's tallest waterfall is nimble and graceful: Streamlets descend like ribbons of a maypole into a fathomless canyon mantled in bird nests and lush mosses. The hike there is somewhat treacherous, but those who brave it are rewarded with enchanting scenery -- and possibly total solitude -- all within easy range of Reykjavik.
- Gullfoss: This astounding waterfall crowns and climaxes the "Golden Circle," Iceland's most popular day tour from the capital. Gullfoss looks almost too perfectly landscaped to be real: The Hvita river hurtles over a low tier, turns 90 degrees, plunges into a cloud of spray, and shimmies offstage through a picturesque gorge. Clear skies guarantee a rainbow.
- Blue Lagoon: The central activity at this spa -- Iceland's top tourist attraction -- is bathing in a shallow, opaque, blue-green lagoon amid a jet-black lava field and smearing white silica mud all over yourself. The lagoon was artificially created from pumped-in seawater and runoff from a geothermal power plant -- not exactly a natural wonder, but it could make you feel like one.
- Raufarholshellir: With the right preparations and precautions, anyone can just saunter right into this lava-tube cave and wander more than a kilometer (3/4 mile) to its darkest depths, past eerie ice candles and tortured lava formations.
- Latrabjarg: These colossal sea cliffs at Iceland's westernmost point prove that the "ends of the earth" come with a bang, not a whimper. The sheer volume of birds is unbelievable, and the puffins are particularly willing to have their picture taken.
- Hornbjarg: These sea cliffs in Iceland's far northwest aren't easy to reach, but pilgrims are treated to the most arresting sight on the country's entire coastline. An undulating, razor-backed ridge is etched against the sky: On its inland side, a steep slope scoops down to a meadowed plateau; on its opposite side is a sheer 534m (1,752-ft.) drop to the sea.
- Aldeyjarfoss: In northwest Iceland, at the doorstep of the desolate highlands, these pummeling falls crash into a bizarre theater of columnar basalt. If you saw it in a science fiction movie, you might think they were overdoing it.
- Hverfell: Of all the monuments to Iceland's volcanism, this tephra explosion crater near Myvatn is the most monolithic: a jet-black bowl of humbling proportions, with a stark, elemental authority.
- Leirhnjukur: In a country with no shortage of primordial, surreal landscapes, this lava field in the Krafla caldera of northeast Iceland out-weirds them all. An easy trail wends its way among steaming clefts, each revealing a prismatic netherworld of mosses and minerals.
- Dettifoss: Europe's mightiest waterfall, located in northeast Iceland's Jokulsargljufur National Park, is a massive curtain of milky-gray glacial water thundering over a 44m (144-ft.) precipice. To stand next to it is as mesmerizing as it is bone rattling.
- Fja?rargljufur: Iceland has several dramatic gorges, but this one's spiky crags and vertiginous ledges virtually summon the mystics and landscape painters. Fja?rargljufur is close to the Ring Road, near the village of Kirkjub?jarklaustur in south Iceland, and the trail along the rim is a breeze.
- Laki Craters: This monstrous row of over a hundred craters, lined up along a 25km (16-mile) fissure, is scar tissue from the most catastrophic volcanic eruption in Iceland's history. Velvety coatings of grey-green moss soften Laki's terrible, bleak beauty.
- Jokulsarlon: Hundreds of sediment-streaked, blue-tinted icebergs, seemingly the work of some mad sculptor, waltz around this surreal glacial lagoon in the southeast, while seals join in the carnival procession.
- Askja: This staggering whorl of volcanic mountains, circling an 8km-wide (5 mile) bowl formed by collapsed magma chambers, is one of Earth's grandest pockmarks and the most sought-out destination in Iceland's desolate highland interior. Visitors can swim in a warm, opaque blue-green pond at the bottom of a steep crater: a real "if my friends could see me now" moment.
What season is iceland in currently?
Aye matey that depends on YER location and ye season in yer locat ion. Anyway, if it's summer in let's say Europe, North America, North Africa, China or Belgium it's the same in Iceland.
Which of these countries is known as the land of Ice and Fire?
The land of frost and fire refers to Iceland and likely comes from the book
"Iceland: Land of Fire and Frost" by Olive Murray Chapman. It details the adventures of a woman who crossed Iceland on horseback while the terrain still lacked adequate roads.
Does Iceland have any traditions?
Sure, Iceland has many customs and traditions along with annual events. You can find out about the customs for each annual celebration here: http://goscandinavia.about.com/od/annualeventsiniceland/Annual_Events_in_Iceland.htm
Who named the country of Iceland?
There is no definitive answer to that question. It's probable that different people came up with that name. Most likely the first humans that lived there Norsemen or Scandinavians. In icelandic it is called Ãsland or Eylenda. These words have different origins. The first one literally means ice-land and the seconds one island. The s in island was added by confusion with Old French isle, which is not related but is instead from Latin insula.
Is icelandic similar to Gaelic?
No, Greenlandic is not similar to Icelandic. Greenlandic falls among the Eskimo-Aleut languages of Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, Nunavik and Nunatsiavu as well as of Greenland and of peninsular Siberia's Chukchi Peninsula. Icelandic numbers among the West Scandinavian representatives of the Indo-European languages of Eurasia.
Which plates are causing the volcanic action around iceland?
The answer to this question is most likely the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
How long is the flight from iceland to oslo Norway?
It should take you by plane, 9 hours and 8 minutes.
They recently found oil in the Dreki area is northeast of Iceland.
How long is the flight from Indianapolis to iceland?
It would take about 9 hours to fly from Indianapolis, Indiana to Hawaii. There is approximately 4,335 miles between the two locations.
Why do people speak icelandic?
Danish is a mandatory subject in the schools of Iceland, because:
Iceland was under the control of the Danish Crown from 1380 to 1944.
Also note that Iceland was a Norwegian possession from 1262 to 1814, but Iceland along with Norway was ruled by Danish monarchs from 1380.
In the early 1800s, Denmark was involved in the Napoleonic Wars, lost by some measures in war of some sort with Sweden, and Norway (which had been part of Denmark since 1536) was ceded to Sweden, but Norway's overseas possessions (including Iceland) remained under Danish control.
-I also noticed that you asked "why do some Icelanders speak Danish?"
Most, if not all Icelanders that aren't halfwits can read and write Danish quite well, but speaking or understanding spoken Danish is completely different.
The, uhm "old ppl" of Iceland you might expect to speak excellent Danish, and rather dreadful English, though many "old ppl" adjusted well with post-war British influence and speak very good English...
Iceland has one of the highest standards of living in the world, and ranks second place on the Human Development Index (HDI). Iceland has an extremely advanced economy that relies on a heavy banking sector, export of the nation's extensive natural resources, energy independence. (Iceland primarily relies on its own geothermal energy for electricity.)
What are the best sources of information about travel to Iceland?
All-Iceland is the best travel site about Iceland. It is The US Travel Agency specializing in only Iceland. It contains pictures and also a phone number so you can contact someone about any questions you may or may not have.
Whats the Largest city in Iceland?
The second largest city in Iceland is Kópavogur with a population of 26,157.
How were people affected by the eruption in Iceland?
People were affected because the ash cloud caused airlines to cancel all the flights and it was blocking the sun and polluting the air
What is a popular sport in Iceland?
the most popular activity in Iceland is whale watching i know because i have been to Iceland it is very big and is very lovely they have very kind people there
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There are NO countries that border Iceland. Iceland is island which means it is a piece of land that is surrounded by water, not land. There is only one major body of water that surrounds Iceland: the Atlantic Ocean.
How many miles long is Iceland?
We don't have miles, we use Kilometers. One kilometer is about 1,6 miles i think.
