Ísland

**Iceland**
	sovereign state in Northern Europe, situated on an island in the far North Atlantic Ocean
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Instance of	sovereign state (1918)
Named after	ice;
Culture	culture of Iceland;
Location	Scandinavia, Iceland
Located on terrain feature	Scandinavia
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	Guðni Jóhannesson (2016–);
Head of government	Katrín Jakobsdóttir (2017–);
Inception	17 June 1944 (Founding of the Republic of Iceland);
Highest point	Hvannadalshnúkur (height above mean sea level);
Population	357,050 (2018);
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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Iceland is an island and a sovereign state in the north part of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Satellite imagery[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Photogallery[edit]

Featured pictures in commons from Iceland[edit]

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[edit]

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

Volcanoes of Iceland[edit]

See categories Category:Volcanoes of Iceland

Eyjafjallajökull major eruption in 2010
Grimsvötn 1972
Landmannalaugar in summer 2009
Námafjall, part of Krafla volcanic system

Regions[edit]

Northern Iceland[edit]

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