Why is Iceland known as land of fire and ice?

Answer 1

Well we are the leading country in green energy. We don't use any dangerous energy. We have one of Europes biggest wildlife and untouched nature.

Our history is rich and we helped build the modern day congress, we have one of the cleanest waters in the world, we are the 8'th country in the world to legalize gay marrige and more.

Answer 2

Iceland is known as the land of fire and ice, as a lot of the land is covered by ice, although there is a high rate of volcanoes in the country, most of them are currently active, spewing out non violent, basaltic lava as we speak.

Answer 3

Iceland is sometimes referred to as the land of fire and ice. As this island nation sits high in the north Atlantic east of southern Greenland, it has some permanent ice sheets. But the Republic of Iceland is also home to a number of volcanic or thermally active sites.

Correct about Iceland. There is also a place in New Merico called The Land of Fire and Ice. It includes an ice cave and the Bandera Volcano.

Answer 4

The Vikings decided to play a trick on people who were traveling to that side of the world, so they named a nice country with hills and grass iceland so people wouldnt go there, so the icy place they named greenland.

They were jokesters!

Answer 5

Because of its many active volcanoes and its proximity to the North Pole.