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Iceland / Ísland

• Country in North Europe, one of the Nordic countries, an island in the North Atlantic
• Capital: Reykjavík
• Largest city: Reykjavík
• Seas: Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea
• Climate: subpolar oceanic (Köppen climate classification Cfc) – near the southern coastal area; tundra (Köppen ET) inland in the highlands
• Official language: Icelandic
• Government: unitary parliamentary republic
• National Day: 17 June (1944)
• Sovereignty: 1 December 1918
• Area: 102,775 km² (water: 2,7%)
• Population: 364,134; density: 3,5/km2
• Currency: Icelandic króna (ISK)
• Time zone: UTC (GMT/WET)
• Calling code: +354
• Internet TLD: .is
• Driving side: right
• Electricity: 230V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug types: C and F

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REGIONS

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Capital Region (Greater Reykjavík) – Höfuðborgarsvæðið

Kópavogur | Mt Esja | Reykjavík | Seltjarnarnes

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Southern Peninsula (Reykjanes Peninsula)- Suðurnes (Reykjanesskagi)

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Western Region – Vesturland

Borgarnes | Glymur waterfall

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Westfjords – Vestfirðir

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Northwestern Region – Norðurland vestra

Blönduós | Glaumbær | Þrístapar (Thristapar) | Vatnsdalshólar

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Northeastern Region – Norðurland eystra

Ásbyrgi | Akureyri | Dettifoss | Diamond Circle | Goðafoss waterfall | Hljóðaklettar | Húsavík | Hverfjall volcano | Hverir | Jökulsárgljúfur | Mývatn lake | Námafjall | Réttarfoss

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Eastern Region (Eastfjords) – Austurland (Austfirðir)

Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) and Diamond Beach | Hvannadalshnúkur | Hof | Kvíárjökull glacier | Lækjavik beach | Rjúkandafoss (Rjukandi Waterfall) | Seyðisfjörður | Skaftafell | Svartifoss waterfall

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Southern Region – Suðurland

Dyrhólaey | Fimmvörðuháls | Geysir | Gljúfrafoss waterfall | Golden Circle | Gullfoss waterfall | Heimaey island | Kerið crater | Kirkjufjara beach | Kirkjugolf | Mýrdalsjökull glacier | Reynisdrangar | Reynisfjara beach | Seljalandsfoss waterfall | Skógafoss waterfall | Sólheimasandur | Strokkur | Þingvellir (Thingvellir) | Vik

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PLACES (A-Z)

Reykjavík

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Ásbyrgi | Akureyri

Blönduós | Borgarnes

Dettifoss waterfall | Diamond Circle | Dyrhólaey

Fimmvörðuháls

Geysir | Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) and Diamond Beach | Glaumbær | Gljúfrafoss waterfall | Glymur waterfall | Goðafoss waterfall | Golden Circle | Gullfoss waterfall

Heimaey island | Hljóðaklettar | Hof | Hvannadalshnúkur | Húsavík | Hverfjall volcano | Hverir

Jökulsárgljúfur

Kerið crater | Kirkjufjara beach | Kirkjugolf | Kópavogur | Kvíárjökull glacier

Lækjavik beach

Mt Esja | Mýrdalsjökull glacier | Mývatn lake

Námafjall

Réttarfoss waterfall | Reykjavík | Reynisdrangar | Reynisfjara beach | Ring Road (Route 1 / Þjóðvegur 1 / Hringvegur) | Rjúkandafoss (Rjukandi Waterfall)

Seljalandsfoss waterfall | Seltjarnarnes | Seyðisfjörður | Skaftafell | Skógafoss waterfall | Sólheimasandur | Strokkur | Svartifoss waterfall

Þingvellir (Thingvellir) | Þrístapar (Thristapar)

Vatnsdalshólar | Vik

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ROUTES

Diamond Circle

Golden Circle

Ring Road (Route 1 / Þjóðvegur 1 / Hringvegur)

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WATERFALLS

Dettifoss waterfall

Gljúfrafoss waterfall

Glymur waterfall

Goðafoss waterfall

Gullfoss waterfall

Réttarfoss waterfall

Rjúkandafoss (Rjukandi Waterfall)

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Skógafoss waterfall

Svartifoss waterfall

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ANIMALS

Icelandic sheep | Icelandic horses

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CUISINE

Icelandic cuisine

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