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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
What is the name of the only city in Iceland?
There are lots of cities in Iceland. Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Kópavogur, Mosfellsbær, Akureyri, Blönduós, Húsavík and lots of other cities!
Month
Mean Temperature oC
Mean Total Precipitation (mm)
Mean Number of Precipitation Days
Daily
Minimum
Daily
Maximum
Jan
-3.0
1.9
75.6
13.3
Feb
-2.1
2.8
71.8
12.5
Mar
-2.0
3.2
81.8
14.4
Apr
0.4
5.7
58.3
12.2
May
3.6
9.4
43.8
9.8
Jun
6.7
11.7
50.0
10.7
Jul
8.3
13.3
51.8
10.0
Aug
7.9
13.0
61.8
11.7
Sep
5.0
10.1
66.5
12.4
Oct
2.2
6.8
85.6
14.5
Nov
-1.3
3.4
72.5
12.5
Dec
-2.8
2.2
78.7
13.9
In which contintent is Iceland situated?
The plates actually run thru iceland so it is situated both in north America (on the east side) and Europe on the west.
See image at:
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Geology/Earth/StoryPlateTectonics/PlateTectonics/Understanding/DivergentFig16.gif
Does Iceland shop open on Saturday what time?
Iceland, the frozen food retailers, would open at different times in different places. You need to check your local store. You can find it on their website.
What is the main climatic zone of Iceland?
The main climatic zone Greenland is in is the arctic to subarctic zone.
Iceland is spreading apart due to the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge that is directly under it. The ridge is constantly bringing up molten material that cools and hardens into new crust, which causes the growth of the country, at a rate of about 10 cm per year.
Describe icelands location in the world?
Icelands capital Reyjavik is located at 66 degrees North and 23 degrees West.
What does Iceland and New Zealand have in common?
Both Switzerland and New Zealand are known for their majestic snow-covered peaks and beautiful green countryside.
How do you say wonderful in icelandic?
There are few ways to say 'wonderful' in Icelandic; 'Dásamlegt' , 'Yndislegt' and 'Frábært'.
No one owns Iceland anymore, it declared its' independence in the year 1944 from the Danish throne.
So today Iceland is an independent country with it's own government, it's own currency and even it's own language.
What are Iceland's opening hours for Easter?
Store hours will vary by location but most supermarkets are open on holidays except Christmas.
What are the icelandic words for grandma and grandpa and how are they pronounced?
Grandma: amma. Pronounced like 'Emma', except no e sound, just a, as in 'father'. Grandpa: afi. Pronounced 'avi' a as in 'father', v as in 'werewolf?' and i as in 'incomprehensible'
What are three major rivers in Iceland?
Three big rivers in Iceland are Þjórsá, Ölfusá and Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Monday - Friday: 8am - 11pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11am - 8pm
answ2. Consult a travel agent.
What is the website for online shopping for Iceland?
You can go FASHIONTIY. They sell products to many counties in the world.
In Iceland people celebrate 13 days of Christmas beginning on what day and ending on what day?
The Icelandic Christmas period is an intriguing mixture of religious practice and traditional folklore, beginning on 23 Decemberand ending on Epiphany, 6 January. As many countries do, Iceland celebrates Chrismas mostly with good food and gifts to loved ones, but unlike most countries that have a single Father Christmas / Santa Claus character, Icelandic children are fortunate enough to be visited by 13 Yule Lads. Other Christmas stories are rather bleak in nature, perhaps reflecting the harshness of winter and the isolation of the community in previous centuries.
In Iceland how do they greet one another?
The correct way to greet someone in Icelandic is blessaður (to a male) and blessuð (to a female), or sæll (to a male) and sæl (to a female).
Blessaður and blessuð both mean 'blessed', as in 'hann er blessaður'> 'he is blessed', or 'vertu blessaður', which is the formal correct way to say goodbye, as it means 'be blessed'.
Sæll and sæl both mean 'happy', as in 'hann er sæll'> 'he is happy', or
'vertu sæll', which basically, in terms of expression means goodbye, but translates to 'be sæll', or 'be happy'. (The words bless or bæ are more common as a goodbye...)
Other, sometimes more casual (though saying blessaður is also rather casual) ways to greet are hæ meaning and pronounced as hi, halló, and Icelandic translations of the correct way to greet in English: good mourning, good afternoon and good evening.
Note that hæ and bæ (corresponding to English hi and bye) is often frowned upon, especially among older people. The mentioned above are preferred.
The words hæ and bæ likely entered use with Icelanders in or shortly after the Second World War, *if anyone's interested*
No. It is not. Iceland has large glaciers and snowy mountain tops, but Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream named so for it comes from the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Stream transports warm water to the Icelandic coast, making it surprisingly warm for its latitude. Icelandic winters are mild and wet, the summers being temperately warm, with temperatures well over 25 °C not unusual, but uncommon. Average temperature in northern Iceland in July is about 14.5 °C.
The highest air temperature recorded in Reykjavík is 26.2 °C on 30 July 2008, the lowest being -24.5 °C on 21 January 1918.
The highest recorded temperature recorded in Iceland is 30.5 °C in 1939, the national lowest being -38 °C in a valley in eastern Iceland, 22 January 1918.
The first Scandinavian who deliberately sailed to Iceland was Flóki Vilgerðarson, also known as Hrafna-Flóki. Floki settled for one winter at Bardarstrønd. It was a cold winter, in which all his cattle died. He decided to curse this land, and when he spotted some drift ice on his return to Norway he gave the island its current name, Iceland, Ísland in Old Norse and Modern Icelandic.
