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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.
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Who is the most famous person in iceland?
The vikings lol :D
seriously though :)
Business
Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, billionaire entrepreneur
Björgólfur Guðmundsson, former billionaire entrepreneur, father of Thor Björgólfsson (above)
Eggert Magnússon, businessman and former chairman of the English Premiership football club West Ham United
Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, businessman
Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, billionaire and founder of the Bónus supermarket and the Baugur Group
Magnús Þorsteinsson, businessman
Þorsteinn M. Jónsson, banker
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, actress, singer, her alter ego is Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night), model, singer and TV person
Anita Briem, actress
Baltasar Kormákur, film actor and film director
Bjarni Gautur, filmmaker
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, film director
Hilmir Snær Guðnason, film actor
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, film director
Karl Júlíusson, film production designer/costume designer
Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer
Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, actress
Marinó Sigurðsson, actor
Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV
Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, radio announcer, actor
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician
Ragnar Bragason, director
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, actress and head of Reykjavík City Theater
Arnaldur Indriðason, writer
Davíð Stefánsson, poet
Einar Kárason, writer
Einar Már Guðmundsson, writer
Einar Benediktsson, writer, poet
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran editor, novelist, poet, dramatist
Guðmundur G. Hagalín, writer, poet
Halldór Kiljan Laxness, writer, poet, Nobel Prize winner
Hallgrímur Helgason, writer
Jón Kalman Stefánsson, writer, poet
Jón Thoroddsen, writer and/or poet
Jónas Hallgrímsson, writer, poet
Jóhannes úr Kötlum, writer, poet
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, writer
Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, writer
Sjón, poet
Snorri Hjartarson, poet
Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, writer, poet
Stephan G. Stephansson, Western Icelander, poet
Tómas Guðmundsson, poet
Vigdís Grímsdóttir, writer
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson, writer
Þórarinn Eldjárn, writer, poet
Þórbergur Þórðarson, writer, poet
Sculptors and Painters
Ásmundur Sveinsson, sculptor
Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor
Einar Jónsson, sculptor
Einar Hákonarson, painter
Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, actress, singer, her alter ego is Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night), model, singer and TV person
Anna Mjöll singer and songwriter
Björgvin Halldórsson, singer
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, singer and songwriter
Bragi Ólafsson, musician
Diddú (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), soprano and songwriter
Eggert Pálsson, percussionist, founder of the music group Voces Thules
Emilíana Torrini, singer and songwriter
Einar Örn Benediktsson, musician
Eiríkur Hauksson, musician
Garðar Thór Cortes, tenor
Hafdís Huld, singer
Haukur Tómasson, composer
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson,musician, art director, and chief goði of the Icelandic Ásatrú Association.
Jón Leifs, composer
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, pop singer (Yohanna)
Kjartan Ólafsson, composer, professor
Mugison, composer, musician
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (Paul Oscar), pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
Ragnheiður Gröndal, musician
Sigurður Bragason, bariton singer and composer
Musical bands and groups
Amiina
Ampop
Brain Police
Bang Gang
Changer
Cynic Guru
Dikta
GusGus
HAM
Mínus
Mugison
múm
Nylon
Quarashi
Sigur Rós
Singapore Sling
Ske
Sólstafir
The Sugarcubes
Trúbrot
Voces Thules
XIII
Miss World
Hofi Karlsdottir, (Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir), Miss World 1985
Linda Pétursdóttir, Miss World 1988
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Miss World 2005
Ari Þorgilsson, priest and author of Íslendingabók, a historical work
Egill Skallagrímsson, Viking skald
Eirík the Red, (Eiríkr rauði) Named Greenland
Freydís Eiríksdóttir
Guðmundur Arason
Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir, explorer
Ísleifur Gissurarson
Kolbeinn Tumason
Leifr Eiríksson (Leifur Eiríksson), discovered America in the year 1000 and named it Vínland (Land of Wine)
Loftur Sæmundsson, priest and chieftain at Oddi
Snorri Sturluson
Þorfinnr Karlsefni
Þorvaldr Eríksson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Western Icelander, Arctic explorer
Þóra Magnúsdóttir, born 1100 in Norway, daughter of Magnus III of Norway, a direct descendant of Harald Fairhair the first Norwegian King. Þora Magnusdottir married an Icelander and moved to Iceland.
See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland and List of Icelandic rulers
Albert Guðmundsson, former minister
Árni Sigfússon, politician
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, former president
Björn Bjarnason, minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs
Davíð Oddsson, former prime minister and former mayor of Reykjavík
Geir H. Haarde, former prime minister, former foreign minister
Halldór Ásgrímsson, former prime minister
Halldór Blöndal, former minister
Hannes Hafstein, first prime minister
Hannibal Valdimarsson, chairman of two parties and one electoral alliance,
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, current prime minister, also the world's first openly gay head of government
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, former foreign minister, ambassador
Jón Loftsson, chieftain and politician
Jón Sigurðsson, independence leader
Kristján Eldjárn, former president
Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, current president
Steingrímur Hermannsson, former prime minister
Sveinn Björnsson, first president
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former president, first elected female head of state
Þorsteinn Pálsson, former prime minister
Agnar Helgason, PhD, anthropologist
Ari Þorgilsson, documentarian, chronicler
Árni Magnússon, documentarian
Ásgeir Helgason, PhD, psychologist, public health scientist
Eiríkr Magnússon, librarian and lecturer at Cambridge University, co-translator with William Morris
Gisli Gudjonsson, Professor of Forensic Psychology
Gísli Pálsson, PhD, anthropologist
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, lexicographer, editor, and lecturer at Oxford University
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, PhD, political scientist
Helgi Valdimarsson, MD, immunologist
Hjörtur Þórðarson, inventor
Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics
Magnús Eiríksson, theologian
Margrét Hermanns Auðardóttir, PhD, archaeologist
Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)
Páll Skúlason, PhD, philosopher, former Rector of the University of Iceland
Reynir Bödvarsson, PhD, seismologist
Snorri Sturluson, documentarian, writer
Sigurður Nordal, PhD, philosopher
Sigurður Þórarinsson, PhD, geologist, volcanologist, professor
Vilhjálmur Árnason, PhD, philosopher
Þór Whitehead, historian
Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher
Albert Guðmundsson, first professional footballer
Aron Gunnarsson, professional footballer, currently at Coventry City FC
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, former professional footballer
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, professional footballer, currently at AS Monaco
Teitur Thordarson, former professional footballer, currently head coach at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Bolton
Hermann Hreiðarsson, professional footballer, currently at Portsmouth
Ívar Ingimarsson, professional footballer, currently at Reading
Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson, Professional footballer, currently at Burnley FC
Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, granted Icelandic citizenship on 21 March 2005
Friðrik Ólafsson, chess Grandmaster
Jón Páll Sigmarsson, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Magnús Ver Magnússon, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson, racing driver, currently racing in British formula 3
Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown
Olafur Stefansson, handball player, Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Formerly of Wuppertal, Magdeburg and Ciudad Real.
Vala Flosadottir, pole vaulter
Sources:Wikipedia
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How do Icelanders obtain the money to buy consumer goods and foods from other countries?
Iceland prints its money from a factory in England called De La Rue.
What effect did the erruption of eyjafjallajokull have on iceland?
the answer is simple, the geography did not change. The only thing that changed was money, airlines lost money because they couldn't fly anywhere over Europe, into Europe or from the west to the east...
trever gray and jasmine coro were there and then it just was made. and they named it iceland because they were cold when they were they. then they got married there and had 15 children and then one day trever ran them over with the lawn mower and then jasmine moved away from there and they got a devorce.
How do you say where is the bathroom in icelandic?
Hvar er baðherbergið? (formal) Hvar er klósettið?' (normal) KVAR ER KLOSSTIÐ?! (if you're in dire need of using one.)
Norwegians have been whaling for a long time. Norwegian whaling is for food purpouse. and the whale meat is considered a delicasy.
Is Iceland colder than Greenland?
Greenland is colder than Iceland. It is a peice of greenland that is cold very cold.
It depends on what time of the year it is. In the winter is dark all day long but in the summer it's the completely diffrent
The physical size of Iceland is similar to the size of the state of Kentucky. The population is somewhere around 300,000 (2/3 of which live in Reykjavik).
What does it cost to send air mail letter from US to Iceland?
98 cents ---
The postage from the US for an ordinary first class letter of 1 ounce or less is 98 cents
to any country but Canada and Mexico.
The rate to Canada is 75 cents and the rate to Mexico is 79 cents
How many Santa Clauses are there in Iceland?
Not only has Iceland a santa, it has officially thirteen of them. Past and present records claim they can be counted by the dozens.
The thirteen Yulelads are all brothers. They live in the mountains of the interior with their mother Grýla, father Leppalúði, keeping one cat Jólaköttur (Yulecat). Whether the other santas (females included) are of that same family is disputed. The family of Grýla and Leppalúði has possibly subdued or even expelled the other santa families.
The yulelads appear in the inhabited lowlands around Christmas, or Jól (Yule), as it is known in Icelandic.
Iceland coldest place on Earth?
It's honestly not as cold as one would think. In the summer, the temperature varies usually between 60 and 80 degrees fahrenheit. The country was named Iceland originally in order to scare people away from wanting to take it over.
What is the worth of 1 Icelandic króna in US dollars?
1 Iceland Krona is 0.0163532 US Dollar.
NEW ANSWER
Iceland Kronur vs US Dollar on Monday, March 17, 2008: 1 ISK = 0.0133299 USD 1 USD = 75.0195 ISK in new zealand currency, 1000 krona is $15
Yes. But it is to be noted that geographically, tectonically, about half of the Icelandic mainland is, indeed *on the North American plate*, but the idea of a continent developed long before anyone heard of tectonic plates.
Culturally, ethnically, lingually, politically and historically, Iceland is a European country, despite some differences.
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Nor is it on the "North American Plate"! Nor has anyone ever called Iceland part of a continent despite the residents' cultural links. Iceland is an island composed of volcanoes on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, marking the rift between East and West Atlantic Ocean-floor plates. Such plates are NOT parts of continents!
Name the sea between iceland and Norway?
its the norwegian sea i looked it up a few times and got that answer
Why are there volcano's in Iceland?
Iceland is at the intersection of two sources of geolgoic activity. First, Iceland sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and North American Plates are slowly pulling apart. The island also sits atop a hot spot where extra hot material in the mantle rises up from near the Earth's core. These drive earthquakes and intense volcanic activity in Iceland.
What did Iceland do in World War 2?
At the time, almost all war materials were transported by ship, not aeroplane. Halfway between the USA/Canada and Great Britain, Iceland was a strategic staging and transhipment point for the Allied war effort against Nazi Germany. Additionally, Allied heavy bombers and even fighter aircraft making way towards the UK from the USA/Canada used Iceland as a refueling depot and pilot rest area.
The above answer is not entirely correct. Iceland is not halfway between Britain and America/Canada. It is much closer to Britain. It also was not an important transshipment point. The idea was to get the Atlantic convoys through to Britain as rapidly as possible. Iceland as the contributor suggests, however, was vital in the Battle of the Atlantic. Before America entered the War, the German U-boats operated primarily in the eastern North Atlantic so as to avoid violating the Western Hemisphere security zone declared by President Roosevelt who eventually initiated an undeclared naval war. (Hitler was anxious to keep America out of the War until he defeated Britain and the Soviet Union and ordered his U-boat captains to avoid incidents with the Americans.) Iceland's primary importance was to provide air cover over the Western approaches to protect the vital Atlantic convoys which kept Britain in the War. U-boats could not attack while their were aircraft overhead because they became easy targets. American and British escorts also used Icelandic ports. After America entered the War, the U-boats could widen their attacks, but Iceland continued to be important in providing air cover over the Western approaches.
What are some things to do when visiting Iceland?
Iceland is an amazing place for a tourist. First, don't miss riding an Icelandic Pony, even if you are not a rider. You may go on a trail ride with ponies that simply follow behind the leader. Mostly you will walk but they will make the pony do the famous "trot". Typically horses have four gaits: walk, trot, cantor and gallop. In Iceland they have a fourth. This is a lot of fun because it is faster than walking but slower than running.
The country is full of beautiful waterfalls, rivers and even geysers.
The best way to see all this is by taking a road trip all the way around Iceland. Easily achievable in a week, but even better for a fortnight trip if you want to take in every stop along the way. It is simple to rent a car at the airport or in the capital after a night or 2 to take in the sights there- then hit the road! A good place to look to get you on the right track is this short but very informative guide about taking a road trip around Iceland.
The thermal activity is quite high so visiting a few sites with steamy water coming out of the ground is a must! They even heat their homes with this! Rent a car a go on a drive to visit several sites like this in a day.
Two continental plates meet in Iceland creating a spectacular "crack" in the earth. You may walk along it for miles as it is not too deep. It is almost like walking in a small canyon.
In Reykjavik the capital you should spend an evening at the "Volcano Show" where you can learn about the volcanic activity underground and see how recently some of the island was formed!
You are able to attend folklore shows with people of all ages dressed in typical historic outfits dancing for your entertainment.
The live music scene in Reykjavik is popular as well. You may see live music any night of the week.
Before you go, read a few Icelandic sagas. These are the legends of the early days of the country and speak about the people. It will give you some true insight into the culture.
Why do the Atlantic harbors of Norway and Iceland remain ice free in the winter?
Not completely correct, as there are a few ports above the polar circle that will freeze during winter. Most ports are too far south (closer to equator) to get cold temperatures in winter to make such a huge body of water as a sea (or inlet) freeze over.
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No. Ireland is an island. Ireland has many peninsulas all around its coast, particularly on the southwestern side.
Who is the current ruler of Iceland?
As of July 2014, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is the current and 5th President of Iceland. He had previously served as the Minister of Finance.
Iceland Its called The Land of what?
Fire and Ice! You,ve just successfully escaped from Reykjavik!!!!
What form of energy is common in I Iceland?
Mostly geothermal energy, which is naturally heated water from underneath the earth from volcanoes.
