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Where is Iceland?

Iceland lies in Northern Europe,

3hrs flight from London/England,

5.5 hrs from New York/USA.

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MAP OF ICELAND

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Population: 319, 014 (2011) World Bank

Capital: Reykjavik, which means smoky bay, with

120,000 inhabitants.

Name: Island, Nickname: Land of Fire and Ice

Government: Contitutional Republic, ParliamentaryRepublic

Prime Minister : Sigmundur Dav Gunnlaugsson

Language: Icelandic, English

Religion: mainly Christians (Evangelical Lutheran

Church 84%)

Currency: 1 Islandic Krona (ISK)=100ore

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Iceland HistoryIceland was founded by the Vikings. The

Scandinavians were the first to settle in Iceland in 870.

Later Iceland was ruled also by the Norwegians andthe Danes.

Iceland became independent from the Kingdom of

Denmark in 1918 and is a republic since 1944.

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Iceland Geography

Iceland is covered by ice, glaciers andgeysers and has got more than 20 activevolcanoes.

Vatnajokull - the largest volcano and

covers 8% of the country.

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The country lies on two tectonic plates alongwhich the volcanoes are located:

the Eurasian North American plates

The lava which came from the volcanoes on the

plate borders formed the island.

Surtsey the last addition to the islands and is located30km off the main island.

There are also many waterfalls, hot springs, mudpools and geothermal vents, where the heat of theearth comes out from the earth surface.

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The energy of the Iceland volcanoes and vents is used bygeothermal power stations and supplies the heating toaround 85% of all households.

The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station services the GreaterReykjavk Area's hot water and electricity needs. Virtually all of Iceland'selectricity comes from renewable resources

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Iceland People

Most people in Iceland live in the Southwestern Iceland near the capitalReykjavik which is the northernmost capital in Europe. Here somepictures of the capital city Reykjavik by A Kiernan.

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Most Icelanders do not have a family name orsurname, they take on their fathers name. So if the

father is called Jakob, the daughter is given a firstname for example Eva and then the fathers namewith an addedsdottir and is then calledJakobsdottir (Jakobs daughter), so we would call

her: Eva Jakobsdottir. For sons they just addsson:which would make the boy called Adam Jakobsson.

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Iceland Animals

Iceland has got somefarmland where you will see

many sheep as they are themost common farm animals inIceland.

Puffins are black andwhite birds with largeorange beaks that breed

in large colonies on cliffs.

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Education in IcelandThe Ministry of Education, Science and Culture is

responsible for the policies and methods that schools mustuse, and they issue the National Curriculum Guidelines.However, playschools, primary schools, and lowersecondary schools are funded and administered by themunicipalities. The government does allow citizensto Home educate their children, however under a very

strict set of demands. Students must stick to thegovernment mandated curriculum, the parent teachingmust acquire a government approved teachingcertificate. The Icelanders do not have to pay school feesas all education is free of charge.

Reykjavk Junior College (Menntasklinn Reykjavk), located in downtown Reykjavk, isthe oldest gymnasium in Iceland

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Iceland Food

The Icelandic main dishes contain: lamb,seafood and dairy products.

The bread you will get in Iceland is mostlydark rye bread or rye flat bread, which is verytasty too and you definitely should try thedelicious Kleina pastries.

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Reindeer meat is also available in Iceland, but is quiteexpensive.

Other interesting Island facts regarding typical Icelandic food:

One specialty in Iceland which takes a bit to get used to is"Hakarl" which is rotten shark meat and it smells quite strongly.

Skyr: yogurt like white cheese a bit like low fat creamcheese or quark

Dried fish: usually haddock, cod or catfish

Porrablot: mid winter feast

Lax: salmon

Pickled herring

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Iceland Attractions Blue Lagoon near Reykjavik

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Skaftafell National Park

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Geysers and Volcanoes

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Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja and the NationalMuseum

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Whale watching

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