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Iceland
Last reviewed: 03 April 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Iceland is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic, 103,000 km² in size, situated to the west of Norway and to the east of Greenland. It is three hours flying time from London and two from Glasgow. Geologically speaking, it is the youngest country in the world. The Icelanders live in a beautiful, but rather fierce natural setting with extremes in the weather, and are continually reminded of the often-harsh natural elements with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions relatively commonplace. Iceland enjoys the midnight sun in summer and extensive darkness in winter, with the northern lights adding a touch of magic on clear winter nights.

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Useful Links

• BBC News Country Timeline: Iceland  
• UK Trade and Investment Country Profile: Iceland
• Hagstofa Íslands
• Icelandic Parliament (Althingi)
• Official Gateway to Iceland
• Arctic Council
• Nordic Council
• Council for Baltic Sea States
• Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
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