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Introduction - Iceland: | Location - 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 Region | | Area | total: 103,000 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Kentucky | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 4,970 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin | | 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 2,110 m (at Vatnajokull glacier) | | Natural resources | fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite | | Land use | arable land: 0.07%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 99.93% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | earthquakes and volcanic activity | | Environment current issues | water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment | | Environment international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, 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, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |