Iceland
Airports •
Reykjavik
(Keflavik)
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lots of small ones
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Destination Iceland
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Lydhveldidh Island -
Conventional long form: Republic of
Iceland conventional short form: Iceland local short form: Island local long form:
Lydhveldidh Island
For
a quick brief check The CIA Factbook
| Settled
by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and
10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative
assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland
was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of
1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next
quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and
the US. Limited home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence
attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion are first-rate
by world standards. |
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Border countries:
none
Coast line: 4,988
km
Airports: Reykjavik
- Keflavik
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Area: total: 103,000
sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km Population:
280,798 (July 2003 est.)
Language:
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages,
German widely spoken Climate:
temperate;
moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers |
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Visit
the national parks to truely experience Iceland There
are now four National Parks around the country, each with its own particular points
of interest. Thingvellir, “Symbol of the
Icelandic Consciousness”, is in a rift valley between the American and European
geological plates and Lake Thingvellir contains species of fish found nowhere
else. Snaefellsjökull National Park is at
the foot of a volcano and glacier, and is steeped in mystery and romance; it is
the only Park that reaches from the seashore to the mountaintops. Jökulsárgljúfur
National Park has been formed by the torrents gushing down from the Vatnajökull
glacier and it contains Dettifoss, the largest waterfall in Europe. Skaftafell
National Park is in an area also affected by catastrophic floods (Jökulhlaup)
from the Vatnajökull glacier, but here visitors find a green oasis among barren
sands spewed out from beneath the ice.
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