Iceland

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Iceland

• By
• Katie Laning

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Iceland Facts

• The National name for Iceland is Lydvelidid
  Island
• The 2004 president was Òlafur Ragnar Grimsson
• A popular place to visit is Strokkur the geyser

This picture is of the Icelands flag
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Location

• Iceland is located In the northeast corner of
  Europe
• Icelands capital is located at 64ºN and 22ºW
• Iceland is slightly smaller than Kentucky

The picture is of a rotating restaurant
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Physical features

• A famous Volcano's Name is Hekla
• The biggest ice field in Iceland is Vatnajokull
• The climate in Iceland is 31F in January and
  52F in July

The picture is of Strokkur the geyser
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Human Characteristics

• The language in Iceland is Icelandic
• -The word telephone in Icelandic is simi
• The population is 293,966 people
• An Average woman will live to be 82.27 years old
• An average man will live to be 78.18 years old

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Human /Environmental Interactions

• Ice land has water pollution from fertilizer
  runoff
• Iceland also has polluted air from packaging of
  products

The picture is of a company polluting the air
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Movement

• Fish processing aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon
  production, geothermal power are
• Their Transportation ways are by car, train,
  plane, and boat

Picture is of a fishing dock
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Regions

• The regions are The Plateau, mountain peaks, Ice
  fields, and bays

The picture is of Kaldbakur the mountain
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Bibliography

• Fiske, J. (2005). Iceland. retrieved Jan. 25,
  2005, from Lands and People online Web site
  http//lp.grolier.com/cgi-bin/lp_bp?assetidb40581
  00-hassettypet.
• Iceland. (2005). retrieved Jan. 25, 2005, from
  The world factbook Web site http//www.odci.gov/c
  ia/publications/factbook/geos/ic.html.