****Iceland****

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 * Iceland is actually not as cold as you think. In the summer, the temperature can get up to 25°C (77°F).

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 Nature

Iceland's nature and surroundings include a lot of things that you might NEVER imagine. Iceland is mostly made up of lava, mountains, and lakes. A nickname for Iceland is the land of fire and ice. Iceland also has glaciers, but I don't know how,since there was lava. Glaciers ONLY cover 11% of Iceland's land!!!

Ocean

Iceland is near the North Atlantic Ocean. The ocean has currents that produce warmer temperatures on the subpolar surface of Iceland. This makes parts of Iceland cold, and other parts warm. The average high temperature for Iceland, is 7°C (44.6°F).

Sunlight

In the winter, Iceland only gets 4 hours of sunlight everyday. But, in the summer, Iceland get's 24 hours of sunlight everyday. The sun NEVER sets in the summer, AT ALL! From my research, Iceland is NOT in the middle of the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer, but it is an Island near the North Atlantic Ocean, which has currents that seem to have an effect on the Island. If you find any more information for how the sun never sets in the summer, than comment down below, and tell me what you have found.

Weather

Iceland is a mix of windy and humid, making a cool breeze kind of environment. When you think of Iceland, you might think of it having a lot of glaciers. WRONG! Iceland has glaciers, but it' not all made up of glaciers. Greenland, Iceland's neighbor, is made up of glaciers. NOT ICELAND! Iceland is way warmer, and has cool air. Iceland could be warmer because of a lot less amount of glaciers.

Equator

Iceland is 7386.276 miles from the equator. It is also 12611.264 KM from the equator. Finally, it is 41375538.115 feet away from the equator. Iceland is far from the equator. To get to the the exact middle of the equator, you would have to travel around North America and South.

Facts:

Popular Ocupation: Fishing is a very popular occupation in Iceland. Popular Food: One of Icelands most popular foods is Skyr. (A dairy product that looks like yogurt) Popular Recreation: A favorite thing ot play in Iceland, is Chess. The consider chess a sport in Iceland. Popular Animals: There are Puffins, Seals, and Polar Bears. Grown Food: Iceland grows berries. They use berries in foods a lot.

Hey Brandon did you know that the first settlers that came to Greenland wanted more people to come so they called it Greenland, even though it was really an iceland climate! They called Iceland Iceland because if people thought that it was cold there then they people would go make civilization in Greenland with the first settlers. Weird, you'd think the settlers would just make civilization in Iceland and call it Greenland not vis versa! - Celia
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