Ísland

**Iceland**
	Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
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Instance of	island country; sovereign state (1918–); country;
Part of	European Economic Area; Northern Europe; Nordic countries;
Named after	ice;
Culture	culture of Iceland;
Location	Scandinavia; Iceland;
Capital	Reykjavík;
Basic form of government	parliamentary republic;
Legislative body	Althing;
Executive body	Government of Iceland;
Highest judicial authority	Supreme Court of Iceland (National High Court of Iceland);
Official language	Icelandic;
Anthem	Lofsöngur;
Currency	Icelandic króna;
Head of state	Halla Tómasdóttir (2024–);
Head of government	Bjarni Benediktsson (2024–);
Inception	17 June 1944 (founding of the Republic of Iceland);
Highest point	Hvannadalshnúkur (2,109 m, height above mean sea level);
Population	364,260 (2019);
Area	103,004 km²;
Follows	Kingdom of Iceland;
Top-level Internet domain	.is;
Different from	Iceland; Island;
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	65° 00′ 00″ N, 19° 00′ 00″ W
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Norrænt eyríki í Norður-Atlantshafi; مُلُک; ma lawa lon ma Elopa; island republic in Northern Europe; държава в Северна Европа; Kuzey Atlantik Okyanusu'ndaki ada ülkesi; 北歐國家; Хойто Европо дахи бэеэ даанги улас, холын Хойто Атлантын далай дахи арал дээри байрладаг.; європейська острівна держава; 北大西洋上的北歐島國; Atlantika okeanining shimoliy qismidagi Islandiya orolida joylashgan davlat; Солтүстік Еуропада орналасқан арал ел; lando en norda Eŭropo, konsistanta el insuloj en norda Atlantiko; stát v Severní Evropě; ostrvska država u sjevernoj Evropi; çheer ellanagh ayns twoaie yn Oarpey; ইউরোপের রাষ্ট্র; pays insulaire d'Europe du Nord; otočna država u sjevernoj Europi; stat w sewjernej Europje; quốc đảo tại khu vực Bắc Âu, nằm ở bắc Đại Tây Dương; pagilian idiay Europa; острвска држава у северној Европи; país da Europa; island kintra in the North Atlantic Ocean; Staat an Nordeuropa; øyrepublikk; وڵاتی باڵادەست لە باکووری ئەورووپا; Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean; إحدى الدول الإسكندنافية الجزرية الواقعة في شمال أوروبا; szigetország Észak-Európában; aelan kaontri long Not Yurop; estat i illa a l'oceà Atlàntic; Төньяҡ Европаның көнбайышында урынлашҡан утрау-дәүләт; Staat in Nordeuropa; астраўная краіна ў Паўночнай Еўропе; острвска држава у северној Европи; 北大西洋上的北歐島國; land i Norden; युरोपको देश; 北ヨーロッパの島国; Staat in Nordeuropa; Un Land in Europa; מדינה באירופה; उत्तरी अटलांटिक महासागर में स्थित एक देश; riika Eurohpás; island republic in Northern Europe; stato dell'Europa nord-occidentale; χώρα στην Ευρώπη; 欧洲国家; պետություն Հյուսիսային Եվրոպայում; Põhja-Euroopa vabariik; краіна ў Заходняй Эўропе; saarivaltio Pohjois-Euroopassa; örepublik i Nordeuropa; 北歐國家; ostrovný štát; Staat in Nordeuropa; ostrvska država u severnoj Evropi; īġrīce ofer norþenam Europan; país insular europeu; estáu insular d'Europa; островное государство в Северной Европе; otoška država v severni Evropi; stat sovran fit-Tramuntana tal-Ewropa; کشوری در قاره اروپا; ynys a gweriniaeth sofran yng Ngogledd Ewrop; negara di Eropa Barat Laut; 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Iceland is an island and a sovereign state between the north part of the Atlantic Ocean and the southern part of the Arctic Ocean.

Satellite imagery

Combined satellite image of Iceland
NASA satellite image of Iceland
Iceland on September 9 2002
Iceland, the Faroes and Hebrides.
Grímsvötn eruption Nov. 2004
Eyjafjallajokull Volcano

Maps

A map of Iceland with major geographical features marked
Iceland between Scandinavia, British Islands, and Greenland
CIA Factbook map of Iceland
metal exports
Historical map of Iceland (1888)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Iceland in 1590, Ortelius

Positional maps

Positional maps used on the Icelandic town and municipality articles.

These are obsolete, see categories Category:Towns in Iceland and Category:Municipalities of Iceland for newer versions.

Parts of the country

Norðurland
Suðausturland
Suðurland
Suðurnes
Höfuðborgarsvæðið
Vesturland
Snæfellsnes
Vestfirðir
Eyjafjörður
Faxaflói
Ísafjarðardjúp
Húnaflói
Skjálfandi
Snæfellsnes

Photogallery

Featured pictures in commons from Iceland

Icelandic horse^01.02.2005
Eruption of Strokkur close by^07.03.2005
Eyjafjallajökull
Ice block near Jökulsárlón^22.07.2005
Sunset at Goðafoss in Winter
Öxarárfoss
Turf roof houses in Iceland
Hot spring at Leirhnjúkur
blue lagoon

Traffic

Crossing a river
Car stuck in river
Crossing interior Iceland
typical Icelandic road sign

Volcanoes of Iceland

See categories Category:Volcanoes of Iceland

Eyjafjallajökull major eruption in 2010
Grimsvötn 1972
Landmannalaugar in summer 2009
Námafjall, part of Krafla volcanic system
photo of 2023 Fagradalsfjall eruption (Krýsuvík volcanic system)

Regions

Northern Iceland

a volcanic explosion crater nearby Brekkulægur
Dettifoss
Dettifoss
Goðafoss
River coming from Dettifoss
Island of Grímsey
Grimsvötn in Vatnajökull
Grimsvötn in Vatnajökull
Hindisvík
Hindisvík
Reykjahlíð
Geotermich boiler at Námaskarð
Camping in Namaskard
Landscape with Solfatara spring, Námaskarð
Hot Solfatara spring at Námaskarð
Landscabe at Námaskarð
One of the substances condensing out of the steaming hot mud is Sulphur at Námaskarð
Pakkhúsið in Hofsós
Jökulsárgljúfur National Park
Selfoss Waterfall
Tungnafellsjökull
Lake Mývatn