0
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 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.
What continent is Greenland and Iceland part of?
Iceland was populated from Europe hundreds of years ago so the people think of themselves as European but it lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and is not physically part of any continent.
In the OCEAN . Mwhaha, though if you're actually going to Iceland to fish, they are in many freshwater lakes and rivers, but I think you need to get a permit of some sort to fish in many of them.
What was the population of Iceland?
The city of Reykjavik had a population of 120,165 in 2008. If you include the suburbs and other areas around the city, the population is 201,847. Almost 2/3 of the people in Iceland live in and around Reykjavik.
What type of plate boundary runs across iceland?
Iceland is situated on a divergent plate boundary known as the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
Please see the related links.
Does Iceland Air partner with United Airlines?
Iceland Air, has a codeshare agreement with Alaska Airlines, and I believe on all AS routes systemwide not just with the Seattle hub
Is English main language in Iceland?
Iceland's only "de facto" official language is Icelandic.
Danish and English are both required subjects in school, so they are also widely spoken. German is also a widely spoken foreign language.
They have one language in Iceland, and its called Icelandic.
They teach English and Danish in school though.
English from 5th grade and up, and Danish from 7th grade and up.
Icelandic is the language of Iceland.
icelandic.
in ice land they speak icelandic but nothing else
Icelandic is the language spoken in Iceland.
For second languages English is widespread, most can manage some Danish; German, French and Spanish are uncommon.
The language of Iceland is Icelandic. It is a member of the Germanic family of languages and most similar to the ancestoral Scandinavian language Old Norse. It's also similar to Faroese, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
People from Iceland speak Icelandic, Which is a Nordic language, much like Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
In Iceland they speak Icelandic.
This is from wikipedia:
Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is closely related to Faroese and some West Norwegian dialects
icelandic
Icelandic and English
Icelandic, which is related to Faroese.
Icelandic.
They only have one language, its called Icelandic.
Though they do teach English and Danish in school there.
But they only use Icelandic
Icelandic.
They speak Icelandic, which is quite similar to old Norwegian and Swedish.
yes....! icelandic -_-
icelandic
The official language of Iceland is Icelandic
Icelandic.
Icelandic. Or Íslenska like they say in Iceland :)
Íslenska = pronounced eeslenskaa)
its icelandic.
But, you learn basic English and danish in school though.
Icelandic, English, the Nordic languages, and German are widely spoken in Iceland.
There are no other official languages in Iceland, but like all the Scandinavian countries, they speak English and usually at a very good level. Some Icelandic people may speak Norwegian, Danish or Swedish, but it all depends.
--
The only languages spoken in Iceland, *besides Icelandic* are only languages you might expect from immigrants, about 7% of the population, in 2008. A large portion of these immigrants were non-permanent workers of some sort mainly from Poland, Lithuania or Thailand.
Oh, and Icelanders are required by law to go to school ^^, and are therefore learn Danish, English and have the option of choosing German, French or recently Spanish.
Iceland is a rare example of a monolingual society. The only two languages in Iceland are:
- Icelandic
- Icelandic sign language (only used by about 60,000 people).
If you think of it a long time ago ( about year 1500) the vikings set sail on a light ship called the Drakor to explore the sea. They are the one to discover Iceland and Groenland. The vikings lived in Norway,Sweden and Finland which i think they have a language of there own so the Icelanders could speak these 3 languages and if you actually want to find out how about you go there yourself
WIKIANSWERS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
spongebob too!!!!!!!!!:)
How many whales does iceland kill each year?
Whaling Season
1985/86 - Japan - 1,194 USSR - 3,028
1986/87 - Japan - 2,252 Norway - 379 Korea - 69 USSR - 3,028
1987/88 - Japan - 577 Norway - 373
1988/89 - Japan - 241
1989/90 - Japan - 330
1990/91 - Japan - 327 Norway - 5
1991/92 - Japan - 288 Norway - 1
1992/93 - Japan - 330 Norway - 95
1993/94 - Japan - 330 Norway - 226
1994/95 - Japan - 351 Norway - 280
1995/96 - Japan - 540 Norway - 218
1996/97 - Japan - 517 Norway - 388
1997/98 - Japan - 538 Norway - 503
1998/99 - Japan -489 Norway - 625
1999/00 - Japan - 539 Norway - 591
2000/01 - Japan - 480 Norway - 487
2001/02 - Japan - 540 Norway - 552
2002/03 - Japan - 593 Norway - 634
2003/04 - Japan - 594 Norway - 647 Iceland - 37
2004/05 - Japan - 601 Norway - 544 Iceland - 25
Source: Secretariat & IWC Website.
The numbers shown are known recorded kills of Orca whales. The number of whales actually taken (poached) could exceed the number that was recorded.
Over 1,500 whales are hunted every year. Commercial whaling has been banned since 1986. But whaling continues under false pretenses now call "Scientific Research". This kills hundreds of whales every year. Even the fishing industry has caught nearly 1,000 whales in fishing nets.
What is the highest mountain in Iceland?
==Hvannadalshnúkur.== or 'hnjúkur'... at 2,109 m (6,921 ft) though, it was previously set as 2,119 m (6,950 ft) ..Because it's upon the Öræfajökull volcano. (Which is under a glacier.) (..So it melts.)
What is the latitude and longitude of easternmost point of Iceland?
Easternmost point - Hvalbakur, Suður-Múlasýsla:
Latitude: 64°35′N
Longitude: 13°14′W
