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English: Location map of Iceland. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 230 %. Geographic limits of the map: ... قالب:Location map Iceland; Usage on av ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Iceland An enlargeable satellite image of Iceland. Geography of Iceland. Iceland is: a Nordic island country; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: 4,970 km; Population of Iceland: 319,326 people (April 2009 estimate) - 172nd most populous country; Area of Iceland: 103,000 km 2 (40,000 sq mi) - 107th largest country
The municipalities of Iceland (Icelandic: sveitarfélög [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlœːɣ]; sing. sveitarfélag [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ]) are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and disabled ...
The official language of the country is Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent volcanic eruptions. [13] [14] The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands.
Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve West Iceland 2011 ii, v, x (mixed) Breiðafjörður is a large shallow bay in Western Iceland. Dotted with islands, islets, and skerries; it is an important breeding ground for birds, including brent goose (Branta benicla) and red knot (Calidris canutus). The area ...
Búðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpuːðɪr̥]; also transliterated Búdir) is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn.
' Askja Way '), or Route 88, is a road in north-east Iceland. The road heads south from Route 1, a ring road, close to the volcanic crater Hrossaborg [ˈr̥ɔssaˌpɔrk], to Route 910, not far from Askja. [1] The road is the primary route to the tourist hotspots of Herðubreið and Hrossaborg.