Iceland
i// (
Icelandic:
Ísland [ˈistlant]), sometimes referred
to in full as the
Republic of Iceland (
Lýðveldið Ísland), is a
Nordic island country marking the juncture between the
North Atlantic and the
Arctic Ocean, on the
Mid-Atlantic
Ridge. The country has a population of 325,671 and a total area of
103,000 km
2 (40,000 sq mi), which makes it the most sparsely
populated country in Europe.
[5] The capital
and largest city is
Reykjavík, with the surrounding areas in the
southwestern region of the country being home to two-thirds of the country's
population. Reykjavík is the most northern capital in the world. Iceland is
volcanically and
geologically
active. The interior consists mainly of a plateau characterised by sand and
lava fields, mountains and
glaciers, while many
glacial rivers flow
to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the
Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate despite a
high latitude just outside the
Arctic Circle.
More at :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland
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