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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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Could you show Iceland on a map?
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What time does iceland close boxing day?
Right away; Boxing Day is a "Bank Holiday" - nothing was open to begin with, especially The Bank.
At the end of May, 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation. In this proclamation he declared that the US was in a state of "unlimited national emergency". On that basis Roosevelt made an executive agreement with Iceland to have US troops dispatched to Iceland. This move caused concern in the Senate. Senator Taft of Ohio expressed the most concern. Later Roosevelt stated that it was better that US troops reached Iceland before Nazi Germany did.
What name is given to the combined countries of Norway Sweden Finland and Iceland?
Scandinavia as the name for the combination of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. It also often includes Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Was the any major wars in Iceland?
Civil war raged from 1220 to 1262. Resulting in ending Iceland´s sovereignty and placing it under the Norwegian crown, passing later to Denmark.
During WW1 and 2 seabattles were faught in the surrounding waters.
The only wars Iceland has actively participated were the Cod War (1952, 1972-6) and the second US invasion of Iraq (2003-6). No one died and only one person was injured in the Cod Wars. The governments decision to join president Bush´s "list of the willing" is highly disputed locally as it was never presented, let alone passed by the parlament.
How long did the last volcanic erruption last in you Iceland?
Some say that it lasted for about 3 years but the last eruption was several hundred years ago.
Hope this helps :-)
Why did leif ericson go to Iceland?
Leif Ericson traveled to Iceland because, he wanted to go home and say hi.
Can Iceland citizens get European union passports?
No, because Iceland is not currently part of the EU.
Iceland has applied to be a member, however their membership is neither accepted nor declined due to debates over allowing Iceland to enter the EU, mostly due to Iceland's illegal fishing activities such as Whaling. Until Iceland cease their illegal fishing industry, it is very unlikely that Iceland will be part of the EU.
Iceland is actually located in the North Atlantic Ocean and so not on a continent. However, it is considered part of the continent Europe.
To start with: UK TV presenter Magnus Magnusson Pop singer Bjork Actor Stefán Karl Actor Magnús Scheving Model Aldís Rán Soccer player Eiður Smári Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde First female president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Strongest man in the world Jón Páll
One of the best handballer in the world Ólafur Stefánsson
What volcano in Iceland is the movie Volcano 1997 based on?
The movie is based on the 1973 Eldfell eruption of Iceland. Like in the movie the lava flow that threatened many homes and lives was stopped by water.
What is the difference in the way the aleutian islands formed and the way iceland formed?
== == by the volcano
No, it is not. It has never been, and most certainly will never be.
It's just below Greenland, a bit above the left side of The UK.
What is the national anthem of Iceland?
Ó, guð vors lands! Ó, lands vors guð!
Vér lofum þitt heilaga, heilaga nafn!
Úr sólkerfum himnanna hnýta þér krans
þínir herskarar, tímanna safn.
Fyrir þér er einn dagur sem þúsund ár
og þúsund ár dagur, ei meir:
eitt eilífðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr.
:; Íslands þúsund ár, ;:
eitt eilífðar smáblóm með titrandi tár,
sem tilbiður guð sinn og deyr. Ó, guð, ó, guð! Vér föllum fram
og fórnum þér brennandi, brennandi sál,
guð faðir, vor drottinn frá kyni til kyns,
og vér kvökum vort helgasta mál.
Vér kvökum og þökkum í þúsund ár,
því þú ert vort einasta skjól.
Vér kvökum og þökkum með titrandi tár,
því þú tilbjóst vort forlagahjól.
:; Íslands þúsund ár, ;:
voru morgunsins húmköldu, hrynjandi tár,
sem hitna við skínandi sól. Ó, guð vors lands! Ó, lands vors guð!
Vér lifum sem blaktandi, blaktandi strá.,
Vér deyjum, ef þú ert ei ljós það og líf,
sem að lyftir oss duftinu frá.
Ó, vert þú hvern morgun vort ljúfasta líf,
vor leiðtogi í daganna þraut
og á kvöldin vor himneska hvíld og vor hlíf
og vor hertogi á þjóðlífsins braut.
:; Íslands þúsund ár, ;:
verði gróandi þjóðlíf með þverrandi tár,
sem þroskast á guðsríkis braut.
http://www.musik.is/Lof/Hljod/thodvocal.mp3
Our country's God! Our country's God!
We worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.
The suns of the heavens are set in Thy crown
By Thy legions, the ages of time!
With Thee is each day as a thousand years,
Each thousand of years, but a day,
Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
That reverently passes away.
:; Iceland's thousand years!, ;:
Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
That reverently passes away
this is icelands national anthem
"Ó, Guð vors lands" or in English "Our country´s god"
