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Travel to Iceland

Travel to Iceland. Where is Iceland?. Iceland’s Coat of Arms. The coat of arms includes an ox, griffin, dragon, and N ord on a block of ice surrounding the flag of iceland . Facts about Iceland’s Geography. It’s the 18 th largest island in the world.

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Travel to Iceland

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  1. Travel to Iceland

  2. Where is Iceland?

  3. Iceland’s Coat of Arms • The coat of arms includes an ox, griffin, dragon, and Nord on a block of ice surrounding the flag of iceland.

  4. Facts about Iceland’s Geography • It’s the 18th largest island in the world. • Its located in the northern Atlantic Ocean in between Europe and North America. • Geologically, Iceland is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The ridge marks the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates,

  5. Brief History on Iceland- Beginnings • The first people to settle in Iceland were probably Irish monks who came in the 8th century. However in the 9th century they were driven out by Vikings. • Norwegian Viking named FlokiVilgeroason gave the country its name- Iceland.

  6. Modern Iceland and its Population • Today Iceland relies on fishing, sheep, cattle, and Icelandic ponies for its economy. • Today Iceland is a prosperous country with a high standard of living. • Today the population of Iceland is 313,000- about half the population of Milwaukee.

  7. Agriculture of Iceland Sheeping, IcelanticHorses, and Fishing among farming are important to Iceland’s economy and livelyhood.

  8. Iceland’s National Animal- The Puffin • The Atlantic puffin native to the Atlantic OceanPuffin is the only native puffin in the Atlantic Ocean- This beautiful bird serves as the Official Nation Animal if this beautiful country!

  9. Capitol of Iceland

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