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An introduction to the geography, history, government, people, and economy of Europe's farthest outpost. ... Read more

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A gripping narrative and a superb work of reference, Nýja Ísland is the definitive account of how the first Icelanders came to settle in Canada. This is the English translation of the Icelandic book by the same title. Painstaking and breathtaking in its scope and attention to detail, Nýja Ísland is lavishly illustrated with a collection of more than three hundred photographs, drawings and maps—the largest collection on the subject to have ever appeared in a single book. ... Read more

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Pack your bags! We're headed to Iceland. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore Iceland's steamy hot springs and fiery volcanoes. We'll also see a celebration called Sun Coffee and even try a plate of shark meat. A special section introduces Iceland's capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world. ... Read more

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This is an excellent and very interesting overview of Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice!
Iceland, located in Europe, is its "second-largest island."If you look on the map in this book you can easily see that it is surrounded by water, you can locate, volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, several cities, and you'll be able to point out its capital city, Reykjavik.You can see that it lies just below the Arctic Circle.An explorer named the country, Iceland, after spending a "long and icy winter there."It is a windy, rainy country, but also a very beautiful one.During the summer months "the sun can be seen almost all night," but during the winter there may be as little as two hours of sunlight each day.

Iceland has been dubbed the "Land of Fire and Ice" because there are numerous "fiery volcanoes" and large inland glacial areas.Another unusual feature of the country is the many hot springs that dot the land. Among the many animals Iceland can claim are puffins, arctic foxes, seals, whales, and the sturdy Icelandic horse.Do you believe in trolls and elves?Some Icelanders do and in fact you will get to see a picture of a large rock in Grundarfjorour where some believe that elves live.There are many interesting things you'll learn about Iceland.You'll learn a bit about its history, where the people came from, their religion, the language, its literature, art, music, how people are named, you'll learn about the importance of family life, their foods, industry, education, their holidays, and you'll learn about their favorite sports.Do you know what glima is?If not, you may not know as much about Iceland as you thought you did.

This is an excellent and very interesting overview of Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice.Most children who open the pages of this book will become instantly drawn to this fascinating country.There are numerous well-chosen photographs that bring the text to life.For example, we are treated to a photograph of an active volcano on the island of Heimaey that is billowing smoke into the air.There are several sidebars that add quite a bit of information that is not only informative, but fun.One of these is a short listing of familiar "Family Words" along with a pronunciation guide.In the back of the book is some information on Ireland's flag, some "Fast Facts," an index, a glossary, and additional recommended book and website resources to explore. ... Read more

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Chapters: Iceland Plume. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Iceland Plume is an upwelling of anomalously hot rock in the Earth's mantle beneath Iceland whose origin probably lies at the boundary between the core and the mantle at ca. 2880 km depth. It is generally thought to be the cause of the formation of Iceland and its volcanism, which characterizes the island to the present day, according to the plume theory of W. Jason Morgan. The plume, which bears the name of Iceland and lies roughly beneath the center of the island, is considerably older than Iceland. Volcanic rocks related to it are found to both sides of the coast of southern Greenland and had their ages determined to lie between 58 and 64 million years; this coincides with the opening of the north Atlantic in the late Paleocene and early Eocene. It is generally thought that the volcanism was caused by the flow of hot material from the plume head into regions beneath the lithosphere which had previously been thinned by rifting and produced large amounts of melt there. The exact position of the plume at that time is controversial, but was probably beneath central Greenland; it is also not entirely clear whether the plume had ascended from the deep mantle only at that time or whether it is much older and also responsible for the old volcanism in northern Greenland, the Ellesmere Island Volcanics on Ellesmere Island, and in the Arctic Ocean (Alpha Ridge). All of these volcanics are part of the High Arctic Large Igneous Province. As the northern Atlantic opened to the east of Greenland during the Eocene, North America and Eurasia drifted apart; the Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed as an oceanic spreading center and a part of the submarine volcanic system of mid-oceanic ridges. In the course o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2995948 ... Read more

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Chapters: Langjökull, Norðurmýri, Hofsjökull, Dalvík, Hvammstangi, Garðabær, Hveragerði, Ólafsfjörður, Skagaströnd, Kópavogur, Seltjarnarnes, Grímsey, Fjarðabyggð, Fljótsdalshérað, Barðastrandarsýsla, Bíldudalur, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Austur-Skaftafellssýsla, Árnessýsla, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Suður-Múlasýsla, Norður-Múlasýsla, Rangárvallasýsla, Strandasýsla, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Dalasýsla, Gullbringusýsla, Mýrasýsla, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Snæfellsnes- Og Hnappadalssýsla, Breiðholt, Vík Í Mýrdal, Stykkishólmur, Kerið, Grundarfjörður, Reykjanesbær, Bolungarvík, Glymur, Höfn, Reyðarfjörður, Eyjafjallajökull, Lónsöræfi, Egilsstaðir, Mýrdalsjökull, Blönduós, Jólnir, Dettifoss, Ásbyrgi, Sandgerði, Kverkfjöll, Tjörnin, Langanes, Hofsá, Árborg, Flói Nature Reserve, Álftanes, Patreksfjörður, Borgartún, Kleifarvatn, Helgafell, Selárdalur, Vatnajökull National Park, Hólar, Hverfjall, Seljalandsfoss, Ljósufjöll, Blanda, Laugavegur, Esjufjöll, Ólafsvík, Bifröst, Búðardalur, Grafarvogur, Hjálparfoss, Grímsnes, Flateyjardalur, Borgarvirki, Sog River, Þórisvatn, Trölladyngja, Eiríksjökull, Búrfellshyrna, Jökulsárgljúfur National Park, Hauganes, Hvalvatn, Sultartangalón, Blöndulón, Sigöldulón, Bláhnjúkur, Urriðafoss, Hvítárvatn, Suðureyri, Heidmork, Bárðarbunga, Hofsós, Stöðvarfjörður, Austurland, Dimmuborgir, Selfoss, Langisjór, Neskaupstaður, Elliðavatn, Þjófafoss, Þórshöfn, Garður, Apavatn, Viðey, Fimmvörðuháls, Frostastaðavatn, Silfra, Lundey, Grænalón, Hvítavatn, Ölfusá, Suðurland, Öræfasveit, Vesturbyggð, Vegaskarð, Álafoss, Vatnafjöll, Grímsnes- Og Grafningshreppur, Svínavatn, Norðurland Eystra, Breiðárlón, Hlíðarfjall, Flateyri, Kvíslavatn, Borgarbyggð, Norðurland Vestra, Hóp, Torfajökull, Tálknafjörður, Hella, Iceland, Kollóttadyngja, Hólmavík, Rauðhólar, Kerling, Súlur, Vatnsnes, Rangárþing Ytra, Rangárþing Eystra, Öx...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=143073 ... Read more

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Shows the predominant vegetation groups in simplified terms. ... Read more

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More of a textbook than a "handbook", this 400 pgs. publication provides a comprehensive introduction to the Republic of Iceland. Topics include: environment; history and culture; government and foreign relations; economic policy and finance; economic development; and culture and education. Liberally illustrated with graphs, maps, and photos. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on July 1, 1995. The length of the article is 6981 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: KEY WORDS: Volcanic eruption, Iceland, Britain, newspapers, diaries, letters, environmental damage, environmental perception, extreme weather episodes, eighteenth century

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Title: An amazing and portentous summer: environmental and social responses in Britain to the 1783 eruption of an Iceland volcano.
Author: John Grattan
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1995
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v161Issue: n2Page: p125(10)

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Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. ... Read more

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Being the only place in the northern North Atlantic yielding late Cainozoic terrestrial sediments rich in plant fossils, Iceland provides a unique archive for vegetation and climate development in this region. This book includes the complete plant fossil record from Iceland spanning the past 15 million years. Eleven sedimentary rock formations containing over 320 plant taxa are described. For each flora, palaeoecology and floristic affinities within the Northern Hemisphere are established. The exceptional fossil record allows a deeper understanding of the role of the “North Atlantic Land Bridge” for intercontinental plant migration and of the Gulf Stream-North Atlantic Current system for regional climatic evolution. ... Read more