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2. History of Iceland - Wikipedia

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   Mid-Atlantic Ridge and adjacent plates. Volcanoes indicated in red.. In geological terms, Iceland is a young island. It started to form in the Miocene era about 20 million years ago from a series of volcanic eruptions on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where it lies between the North American Plate and Eurasian Plate.

3. Timeline of Icelandic history - Wikipedia

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   Bobby Fischer moves to Iceland after being granted an Icelandic passport and full citizenship. [37] [38] 2006: 30 September: The United States Army abandons the military base in Keflavík, thus ending a 55-year U.S. military presence in Iceland. [citation needed] 2008: 29 May: A doublet earthquake strikes southern Iceland with a composite ...

4. Settlement of Iceland - Wikipedia

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   The oldest known source which mentions the name "Iceland" is an eleventh-century rune carving from Gotland. There is a possible early mention of Iceland in the book De mensura orbis terrae by the Irish monk Dicuil, dating to 825. [9] Dicuil claimed to have met some monks who had lived on the island of Thule. They said that darkness reigned ...

5. List of Icelandic films - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of notable films produced in Iceland by Icelanders. Star marked films are films in coproduction with Iceland. Star marked films are films in coproduction with Iceland. Although Arne Mattsson is Swedish, his film is included because it is based on a book by the Icelandic Nobel Prize -winning author Halldór Laxness .

6. How the Earth Was Made - Wikipedia

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   The History Channel released the original documentary film to Region 1 DVD through Warner Home Video on April 15, 2008, and to Blu-ray through A&E Home Video on May 26, 2009. [1] [2] The television series premiered on February 10, 2009. Each 45-minute episode focuses on different geologic features and processes of the Earth. The first season ...

7. ‘It’s like a dystopian movie’: Iceland residents describe ...

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   Grindavik resident Andrea Ævarsdóttir, 46, told The Independent: “Everything just seems so unreal, I feel like I’m in a dystopian movie. I’m just waiting to wake up from this nightmare.”

8. Category:Icelandic documentary films - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Icelandic documentary films" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Act Normal;

9. Dreamland (2009 film) - Wikipedia

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   The documentary illustrates the fact that fear is a powerful emotion and a way of controlling people. For example, the fear of unemployment often leads to a limited view of other possible alternatives. To develop the countryside of Iceland and to employ its citizens, the Icelandic government made Iceland the biggest aluminum manufacturer.