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Iceland

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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ICELAND

PRICSILLA ESQUIVEL/TORI VASQUSZ
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GEOGRAPHY

  • Tallest Mountain: Hvannadlshnjúkur 2119m
  • Largest Glacier: Vatnajükull 8300km2
  • Largest Lake: Pórisuain 83km2
  • Largest River: Pjórsa 230km
  • Largest Island: Heimaey (Westmann islands) 13.4 km2
Photo by Jon Ragnarsson
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HISTORY/TIMELINE

  • 20mil. years- volcanic activity create Iceland
  • c. 325 B.C.- Phythreas , Greek, reports place "Thule," might be Iceland
  • c. 700-800 A.D.- Irish monks discovered & settled on Iceland
  • c.800- Norsemen discover Iceland
  • 874- Scandanavian ppl. settle permanently- 1st person Norwegian.

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