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Geography Of Iceland

Location Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
 
Geographic coordinates 65 00 N, 18 00 W
 
Map references arctic 
Area
total: 103,000 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
 
Area comparative slightly smaller than Kentucky
 
Land boundaries 0 km
 
Coastline 4,988 km
 
Maritime claims
territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
 
Climate temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
 
Terrain mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
 
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)
 
Natural resources fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
 
Land use
arable land: 0.07%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 99.93% (2001)
 
Irrigated land NA sq km
 
Natural hazards earthquakes and volcanic activity
 
Environment - current issues water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment
 
Environment - international agreements
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Transboundary Air Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation
 
Geography note strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe

 

 

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