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Sentence Examples A number of placenames named after the papar exist on Iceland and the Faroes. Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford. Dicuil described Thule as being beyond islands that seem to be the Faroe Islands, strongly suggesting Iceland. They are absent in Iceland, the Arctic islands, some parts of Siberia, and in extreme deserts. On 4 February 1991, Iceland became the first country to recognise Lithuania's independence. The West Ice forms in winter in the Greenland Sea, north of Iceland, between Greenland and Jan Mayen island. Since then, many countries, mostly Norway, Iceland and Russia have sent scientific expeditions to the area. The Greenland Sea is bounded to the west by the island of Greenland, and to the south by the Denmark Strait and Iceland. In winter, a large area north of Iceland, between Greenland and Jan Mayen, which is called West Ice is covered by continuous ice. The section of the ridge that includes the island of Iceland is also known as the Reykjanes Ridge. Over the next centuries, people of Norse and Celtic origin settled in Iceland. Their natural range includes the eastern North Atlantic Ocean coastline from Venezuela to Greenland and including Iceland. The Iceland hotspot is a hotspot which is partly responsible for the high volcanic activity which has formed the island of Iceland. Trade between Bristol and Iceland is well documented from the mid 15th century. Sea ice surrounding Iceland extended for miles in every direction, closing harbors to shipping. Capelin in the Barents Sea and around Iceland are stocks that perform extensive seasonal migrations. The spawning migration starts from north of Iceland in December to January. They are found in the eastern Atlantic around Iceland, the United Kingdom, and northern Europe to Russia. Around Iceland, three separate populations of herring were traditionally fished. After the collapse, Iceland turned to capelin, which now account for about half of Iceland's total catch. Show More Sentences In the 1190s, two sagas of Olaf Tryggvason were written in Iceland, by Oddr Snorrason and Gunnlaugr Leifsson. The king hoped to extend his realm to Iceland, which he could do by a resolution of the Althing, of which Snorri had been a key member. Snorri's strategy was to consolidate power over them, at which point he could offer Iceland to the king. Haakon IV made an effort to intervene from afar, inviting all the chiefs of Iceland to a peace conference in Norway. The fact that he could make such an argument reveals how far his influence in Iceland had come. In 1262, the Althing ratified union with Norway and royal authority was instituted in Iceland. Iceland benefited from its relative isolation and was the last Scandinavian country to be struck by the Black Death. Longer and more established settlements were formed in Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain and Normandy. By 1450 it had lost contact with Norway and Iceland and disappeared from all but a few Scandinavian legends. This evidence indicates a likely genetic exchange back and forth between Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland. Iceland was still uninhabited long after the rest of Western Europe had been settled. Following the Second World War, Iceland was a founding member of both the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The younger rock strata in the southwest of Iceland and the central highlands are only about 700 thousand years old. This archaeological find may also indicate that the monks left Iceland before the Norse arrived. This place eventually became the capital and the largest city of modern Iceland. It does say that Iceland was fully settled within 60 years, which likely means that all arable land had been claimed by various settlers. Iceland enjoyed a mostly uninterrupted period of growth in its commonwealth years. The settlers of Iceland were predominantly pagans and worshiped the Norse gods, among them Odin, Thor, Freyr and Freyja. Sturla used the power and influence of the Sturlungar family clan to wage war against the other clans in Iceland. Norway's consolidation of power in Iceland was slow, and the Althing intended to hold onto its legislative and judicial power. Show More Sentences Areas near the Arctic Circle such as Iceland and Greenland began to have shorter growing seasons and colder winters. Since Iceland had marginal farmland in good times, the climate change resulted in hardship for the population. Iceland remained under Norwegian kingship until 1380, when the death of Olaf II of Denmark extinguished the Norwegian male royal line. English and German merchants became more prominent in Iceland at the start of the 15th century. What drew foreigners to Iceland was primarily fishing in the fruitful waters off the coast of Iceland. However, a new national consciousness was revived in Iceland, inspired by romantic nationalist ideas from continental Europe. Iceland had no military or naval forces, and Denmark was to give notice to other countries that it was permanently neutral. By the 1930s the consensus in Iceland was to seek complete independence by 1944 at the latest. Iceland became more isolated during World War I and suffered a significant decline in living standards. Iceland also traded significantly with the United Kingdom during the war, as Iceland found itself within its sphere of influence. With war looming in spring 1939, Iceland realized its exposed position would be very dangerous in wartime. Iceland turned down British offers of protection after the occupation of Denmark, because that would violate Iceland's neutrality. Iceland had prospered during the course of the war, amassing considerable currency reserves in foreign banks. Through this time, Iceland had relatively little contact with the outside world. Iceland was under Norwegian leadership until 1380, when the Royal House of Norway died out. At this point, both Iceland and Norway came under the control of the Danish Crown. After a national referendum, Iceland broke all ties with Denmark, after nearly six centuries of Danish rule, and declared itself independent. Gimli, in Manitoba, Canada, is home to the largest population of Icelanders outside of the main island of Iceland. At the same time, it also led to a boom in printing, and Iceland today is one of the most literate societies in the world. The song was written in 1874, when Iceland celebrated its one thousandth anniversary of settlement on the island. Show More Sentences About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway. After his expulsion from Iceland Erik the Red discovered Greenland, a name he chose in hope of attracting Icelandic settlers. Iceland first became a commonwealth before it came under Norwegian rule in the early 13th century. The sea has a heavy influence on the weather in the western coastal zones of Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden. In Denmark, Iceland and Sweden elections are held at least once every four years. Finland and Iceland have been parliamentary republics since their independence. By way of comparison, in Denmark, Norway and Iceland it only accounts for less than 13 per cent of total employment. Also inward investment to Iceland increased sharply from 2003, but at a more moderate level compared with other Nordic countries. Especially Iceland and Sweden, but also Finland and Norway, have a significant production of electricity based on hydro power. Geothermal energy production is the most important source of energy in Iceland, whilst nuclear power is produced in both Finland and in Sweden. Particularly in Iceland and Norway, hydro and geothermal power constitute a major share of the overall energy supply. Iceland and Norway seem to maintain their positions with the lowest proportions of elderly people in the Nordic countries. Looking at per capita expenditure, Iceland again has the highest expenditure with Norway coming second. In folk music, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands share many common aspects. Norway, Iceland and Denmark have all had successful domestic record industries for many years. In Iceland, digital sale still only represents 3 per cent of the total sale. The same riddle is also known from the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, and a variation also occurs in England. At the end of the era, the Icelandic Commonwealth ceased to exist and Iceland became a vassal of Norway. The king insisted that Snorri help him bring Iceland under the sovereignty of Norway. At about the same time Sigurd Slembe, another man from Iceland, arrived claiming to be a son of Magnus Barefoot. Show More Sentences At this time, enough knowledge of Norse mythology remained to be preserved in sources such as the Eddas in Iceland. In the 870s, Norwegian settlers left their homeland and colonised Iceland, bringing their belief system with them. In other cases, such as in Iceland, cemeteries show very little evidence of it. The books are the main sources of medieval skaldic tradition in Iceland and Norse mythology. For centuries it was stored in the Royal Library in Copenhagen but in 1971 it was returned to Iceland. From 1813 to 1815, Rask visited Iceland, where he became fluent in Icelandic and familiarized himself with Icelandic literature and customs. European integration and the accession of Sweden, Finland and Denmark to the EU, without Norway and Iceland, has undermined Nordic integration. In Terranova they hunted bowheads and right whales, while in Iceland they appear to have only hunted the latter. It applies to all the countries of the EU as well as Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. The map depicts the Mediterranean, the Atlantic coast, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea and extends as far as Iceland. On the coast of Iceland and other islands, their diet consists predominantly of birds. Many Irish slaves travelled in expeditions for the colonization of Iceland. The most famous of the texts, which were written in Iceland from the 12th century onward, are the Icelandic Sagas. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia, but was later replaced with the digraph th, except in Iceland, where it survives. Especially in Germanic studies, continental refers to the European continent excluding the Scandinavian peninsula, Britain, Ireland, and Iceland. Active and inactive spreading systems in this area are marked by the interaction with the Iceland hotspot. The Norse settlement of the Faroe Islands and Iceland began during the 9th and 10th centuries. Glacial lake outburst floods such as these are not uncommon today in Iceland and other places. That same day British forces landed in Iceland and the Faroes to preempt a possible German invasion of the islands. France had no significant changes, while in Germany and Iceland the unemployment rate declined. Show More Sentences The Allies responded by occupying Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. For example, 'PQ' would be Iceland to Northern Russia and 'QP' the return route. The Atlantic and northern shores were harassed by the Vikings, who also raided the British Isles and settled there as well as in Iceland. Besides the settlements in Ireland, England, and Normandy, further settlement took place in what became Russia and in Iceland. The Viking experience throughout the north Atlantic was mainly about settlement with Iceland quickly becoming its most important colony. Knattleik appears to have been played only in Iceland, where it attracted many spectators, as did horse fighting. Soapstone was traded with the Norse on Iceland and in Jutland, who used it for pottery. Icelandic is the official language of Iceland, and is spoken by a significant minority in the Faroe Islands. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Iceland is a member of the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches. In the 16th century, Lutheranism spread from Germany into Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic states, and Iceland. In Iceland, Heathenry has an impact larger than the number of its adherents. Both Continental Scandinavia and Iceland have a scattering of mentions of elves in medical texts, most of them with Low German connections. Geoffrey depicted Arthur as a king of Britain who defeated the Saxons and established an empire over Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Norway and Gaul. He then defeats the Picts and Scots before creating an Arthurian empire through his conquests of Ireland, Iceland and the Orkney Islands. In Iceland, the Icelandic law states that anyone may purchase and use fireworks during a certain period around New Year's Eve. Horse sausage and mutton sausage are also traditional foods in Iceland, although their popularity is waning. Liver sausage, which has been compared to haggis, and blood sausage are also a common foodstuff in Iceland. The second unit started filming in Iceland in July 1984, while principal photography with Moore commenced on 1 August at Pinewood. Professional boxing is forbidden in Iceland, Iran, Saudi Arabia and North Korea. The union with Norway made it possible for Denmark to inherit the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland. Show More Sentences Vikings set sail from Greenland and Iceland, discovering North America nearly 500 years before Columbus reached the Caribbean islands. The nearest countries are Canada, to the west and southwest across Baffin Bay, and Iceland, east of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean. Greece and Turkey joined three months later, and Iceland and West Germany the next year. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Luther's influence had already reached Iceland before King Christian's decree. In 1539, the King sent a new governor to Iceland, Klaus von Mervitz, with a mandate to introduce reform and take possession of church property. The exception was Iceland, which had been neutral during the war, but received far more on a per capita basis than the second highest recipient. Finally, within the EEA, Iceland and Norway also grant the right to vote to all foreign residents. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states, as well as the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Mistpouffers are dull, distant explosive sounds heard around the coast of Europe all the way to Iceland. The economic crisis in Iceland involved all three of the country's major banks. In Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway, debt peaked at more than 200 percent of household income. The famous Orkneyinga Saga however, although it pertains to the Earldom of Orkney, was written in Iceland. The Nordic countries are generally taken to include Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The Nordic members required Norway and Iceland to be included, which was accepted, so a consensus could be reached. Greece, Iceland and Malta do not share land borders with other Schengen member states. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Following a period of civil strife, Iceland acceded to Norwegian rule in the 13th century. Until the 20th century, Iceland relied largely on subsistence fishing and agriculture, and was among the poorest in Europe. Iceland has a market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries. Show More Sentences Iceland ranks high in economic, political and social stability and equality. Possession of Iceland passed from the Norwegian Empire to the Kalmar Union in 1415, when the kingdoms of Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united. In the ensuing centuries, Iceland became one of the poorest countries in Europe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Denmark imposed harsh trade restrictions on Iceland. This was expanded in 1904, and Hannes Hafstein served as the first Minister for Iceland in the Danish cabinet. The Government of Iceland established an embassy in Copenhagen and requested that Denmark handle Icelandic foreign policy. American troops returned to Iceland as the Iceland Defence Force, and remained throughout the Cold War. Iceland joined the European Economic Area in 1994, after which the economy was greatly diversified and liberalised. In the following years, Iceland saw a surge in tourism as the country became a popular holiday destination. The island's interior, the Highlands of Iceland, is a cold and uninhabitable combination of sand, mountains, and lava fields. Iceland was the first country in the world to have a political party formed and led entirely by women. In 2016 Iceland was ranked 2nd in the strength of its democratic institutions and 13th in government transparency. The IDF, created at the request of NATO, came into existence when the United States signed an agreement to provide for the defense of Iceland. Iceland has also participated in the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. About 85 percent of total primary energy supply in Iceland is derived from domestically produced renewable energy sources. Utilization of abundant hydroelectric and geothermal power has made Iceland the world's largest electricity producer per capita. Nevertheless, according to the Economist Intelligence Index of 2011, Iceland has the 2nd highest quality of life in the world. Iceland is ranked 27th in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, lower than in prior years but still among the freest in the world. As of 2016 According to INSEAD's Global Innovation Index, Iceland is the 11th most innovative country in the world. Property rights are strong and Iceland is one of the few countries where they are applied to fishery management. Show More Sentences The OECD Economic Survey of Iceland 2008 had highlighted Iceland's challenges in currency and macroeconomic policy. Iceland is one of the few countries that have filling stations dispensing hydrogen fuel for cars powered by fuel cells. As of 2012 Such a cable would give Iceland access to a market where electricity prices have generally been much higher than those in Iceland. Iceland has extensive genealogical records dating back to the late 17th century and fragmentary records extending back to the Age of Settlement. According to an OECD report, Iceland devotes far more resources to healthcare than most industrialised nations. Almost all women choose to terminate pregnancies of children with Down syndrome in Iceland. The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the State Church in Iceland and, as such, it shall be supported and protected by the State. The Registers Iceland keeps account of the religious affiliation of every Icelandic citizen. Egalitarianism is highly valued among the people of Iceland, with income inequality being among the lowest in the world. For its size, Iceland imports and translates more international literature than any other nation. Some Icelandic jazz musicians and jazz bands have earned a reputation outside Iceland. There, he meets and old girlfriend of his youth and they both begin a journey through the wilds of Iceland to die together. Briem starred in the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth, which shot scenes in Iceland. Christopher Nolan's 2014 film, Interstellar was also filmed in Iceland for some of its scenes, as was Ridley Scott's Prometheus. According to a 2011 report by Freedom House, Iceland is one of the highest ranked countries in press freedom. Following up on this, Iceland qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the smallest nation ever to accomplish this feat. As of 2008 Bridge is also popular, with Iceland participating in a number of international tournaments. Due to their history, the islands have a Norse, rather than a Gaelic flavour, and have historic links with the Faroes, Iceland, and Norway. Hunting of rock ptarmigans was banned in Iceland in 2003 and 2004 due to its declining population. Small disjunct resident populations occur in southwesternmost Greenland and western Iceland. Show More Sentences Tundra climates as a rule are hostile to woody vegetation even where the winters are comparatively mild by polar standards, as in Iceland. Extensive glaciers are found in Antarctica, Chile, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Iceland. The London VAAC, one of nine worldwide, is responsible for the area covering the British Isles, the north east Atlantic and Iceland. Iceland is the home to most of the Atlantic puffins with about 10 million individuals. The largest single puffin colony in the world is in Westmann Isles, islands that belong to Iceland. The Atlantic puffin forms part of the national diet in Iceland, where the species does not have legal protection. From 1976 to 1997, 55 whales were taken from the wild in Iceland, 19 from Japan, and three from Argentina. Arctic char are also farmed in Iceland, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, West Virginia, and Ireland. It appears further south in mountainous areas of the Alps, Norway, Scotland, Wales, Iceland, Siberia, and western North America. The raw root skin plants were consumed as a vegetable in Iceland and in Arctic regions. In August 2003, Iceland announced it would start research catches to estimate whether the stocks around the island could sustain hunting. Iceland and Norway are not bound by the IWC's moratorium on commercial whaling because both countries filed objections to it. Some evidence from tagging data indicates individuals return off the coast of Iceland on an annual basis. Iceland carried out four years of scientific whaling between 1986 and 1989, killing up to 40 sei whales a year. Records and confirmations close to Newfoundland, Iceland, and Cape Farewell are also excluded. In the waters of the Pacific Northwest and Iceland, the shooting of killer whales was accepted and even encouraged by governments. The Hawaiian volcanic chain is a series of shield cones, and they are common in Iceland, as well. Very good examples of this type of volcano can be seen in Iceland, however, there are also tuyas in British Columbia. The coast of the mainland forms the eastern side and the western boundary is the 30 degree meridian, which passes through Iceland. Iceland and Norway do not recognize the ban and operate commercial whaling. Show More Sentences In this way, Iceland is considered part of Europe and Madagascar part of Africa. In 1945, Norway, Denmark and Iceland were founding members of the United Nations. Especially Norway and Iceland are known to forfeit EU membership on the basis of EU fishery regulations that they want to opt out on. Both Norway and Iceland have signed and implemented the Schengen zone agreements. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a submarine ridge running between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Arctic water from the East Iceland Current is mostly found in the southwestern part of the sea, near Greenland. They are hunted by Norway and Iceland, with a quota of about 1,000 per year in Norway. Thus most settlements in Iceland and Greenland were on the west coasts of the islands, which were also warmer due to the Atlantic currents. Ketil was eventually outlawed and fearing the bounty on his head fled to Iceland. According to the saga of Erik the Red, when Erik was exiled from Iceland he sailed west and pioneered Greenland. In Norway and Iceland, the usage is closest to the Old Norse, with fjord used for both a firth and for a long, narrow inlet. Ice covered the whole of Iceland and almost all of the British Isles but southern England. The most important spawning grounds are in the waters off middle Norway, near southwest Iceland, and Georges Bank. Grimsby fish market sources its haddock from the North East Atlantic, principally Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands. Sea lettuce and badderlocks are salad ingredients in Scotland, Ireland, Greenland, and Iceland. At the same time, the beginning of the Viking Age led to the spread of Old Norse to Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. In all of these places except Iceland and the Faroes, Old Norse speakers went extinct or were absorbed into the local population. In the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, Thule was often identified as Iceland or Greenland. Pish for thee, Iceland dog! thou prick-ear'd cur of Iceland! With Denmark, Iceland and Norway being members of NATO and Finland and Sweden being neutral, the Nordic Council has not been involved in any military cooperation. Show More Sentences There is no evidence of any German plans to invade Iceland during the war. He organised a fleet and was able to subdue the rebels, and in doing so brought the independent Jarls under his control, many of the rebels having fled to Iceland. Iceland had been hit especially hard by the Great Recession that began in December 2007, because of the failure of its banking system and a subsequent economic crisis. In the Faroe Islands and Iceland, learning Danish is mandatory. The dependent territories Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, historically part of Norway, remained with Denmark in accordance with the Treaty of Kiel. Until 1814, the kingdom included the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. The Financial Supervisory Authority of Iceland used permission granted by the emergency legislation to take over the domestic operations of the three largest banks. In addition, women from Norse Ireland, Orkney, or Shetland often married native Scandinavian men before settling in the Faroe Islands and Iceland. Iceland demanded Britain allow it to trade with Germany, to no avail. The original population of Iceland was of Nordic and Gaelic origin. Norwegian, Svend Foyn, also studied the American method in Iceland. The southwest corner of Iceland is the most densely populated region. Although Norway chose through referendums in 1972 and 1994 not to join the EU, it has several treaties with the EU and is a part of Schengen treaty, as is Iceland. Another is that the vast majority of written sources on Scandinavia in the Viking Age come from Iceland, a nation originally settled by Norwegian colonists. Iceland has many campaigns for health and wellbeing, including the famous television show Lazytown, starring and created by former gymnastics champion Magnus Scheving. The decline was most profound in Denmark, Finland and Iceland. In October 2008, the Icelandic banking system collapsed, prompting Iceland to seek large loans from the International Monetary Fund and friendly countries. Current whaling nations are Norway, Iceland, and Japan, despite their joining to the IWC, as well as the aboriginal communities of Siberia, Alaska, and northern Canada. From 2006 Iceland has experienced a fall in gross capital formation. In the early 1970s, Heathen organisations emerged in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Iceland, largely independently from each other. Show More Sentences Danish was an official language in Iceland until 1944, but is today still widely used and is a mandatory subject in school taught as a second foreign language after English. A bergrisi appears as a supporter on the coat of arms of Iceland. Recorded settlement has conventionally been dated back to 874, although archaeological evidence indicates Gaelic monks had settled Iceland before that date. Iceland remained part of Denmark, but in keeping with the rise of nationalism around Europe in the nineteenth century an independence movement emerged. The first Viking to sight Iceland was Gardar Svavarsson, who went off course due to harsh conditions when sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands. The oldest stone specimens found in Iceland date back to ca. In Iceland, lamb may be added to sausages, giving them a distinct taste. Increasing pressure due to the weight of the ice during glaciation may have suppressed melt generation and volcanic activities below Iceland and Greenland. Both cremations and inhumations are found throughout Scandinavia, but in Viking Age Iceland there were inhumations but, with one possible exception, no cremations. Iceland has excellent conditions for skiing, fishing, snowboarding, ice climbing and rock climbing, although mountain climbing and hiking are preferred by the general public. Iceland hosts an annual international golf tournament known as the Arctic Open played through the night during the summer solstice at Akureyri Golf Club. It is found throughout the continent with the exception of Iceland, the cold northern parts of Scandinavia, Ireland and a number of Mediterranean islands. The Czech Air Force also served in the Baltic states and Iceland. Calluna is native to Europe, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Azores. However, Iceland has been in a league of its own in this area. The members of CBSS are Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia, and the European Commission. While Norway, Germany, Poland and Iceland harboured the largest surviving populations, pockets of reproducing pairs remained in several other countries. In 1854, the Danish government relaxed the trade ban that had been imposed in 1602, and Iceland gradually began to rejoin Western Europe economically and socially. After the German occupation of Denmark and Norway, Britain occupied Iceland and the Faroe Islands, establishing bases there and preventing a German takeover. The Schengen zone already includes 15 nations, the 15 oldest European Union members minus Britain and Ireland, plus the nonbloc nations Norway and Iceland. Show More Sentences Twenty years later in 1874, Iceland was granted a constitution. According to his interpretation, the name denotes the island opposite to Tyle, but this does not mean it is before Iceland, but beyond it, as represented in the maps. The EEA and Norway Grants are the financial contributions of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe. These settlers were fleeing famine and overcrowding on Iceland. Other Nordic countries account for 16 per cent of Finnish exports, 13 per cent of Norwegian exports and 10 per cent of the total exports in Iceland. However, the legality of this claim is disputed by the Republic of Ireland, Denmark and Iceland and it is probably unenforceable in international law. However, the legality of the claim is disputed by the Republic of Ireland, Denmark and Iceland and it is probably unenforceable in international law. New York City has been described as the cultural capital of the world by the diplomatic consulates of Iceland and Latvia and by New York's Baruch College. They continue to be hunted in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores. Alca torda torda, named by Linnaeus in 1758, occurs in the Baltic and White Seas, Norway, Bear Island, Iceland, Greenland, and eastern North America. It is part of a chain of volcanoes stretching across Iceland. On 26 February 2010, unusual seismic activity along with rapid expansion of the Earth's crust was registered by the Meteorological Institute of Iceland. Some critics of prostitution as an institution are supporters of the Swedish approach, which has also been adopted by Canada, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Norway, and France. The sagas tell of events in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centuries. In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, emigrated to Iceland, bringing with them thralls of Gaelic origin. In the final decades of the Commonwealth, there were clashes between chieftain families, which resulted in Iceland coming under the Norwegian crown. The Depression hit Iceland hard as the value of exports plummeted. Both works were written down in Iceland during the 13th century in Icelandic, although they contain material from earlier traditional sources, reaching into the Viking Age. Three years later, in 2006, Iceland resumed commercial whaling. Show More Sentences Iceland has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army, with the lightly armed coast guard in charge of defence. Many singers, groups, and forms of music have come from Iceland. In 2009 and 2010, Iceland caught 125 and 148 fin whales, respectively. Recently, seismic tomography studies have found seismic wave speed anomalies under Iceland, consistent with a hot conduit 100 km across that extends to the lower mantle. In 1874, Denmark granted Iceland a constitution and limited home rule. In Denmark, Iceland and Norway also Maundy Thursday is a public holiday. Based on radiocarbon dating of roughly 150 samples of dead plant material with roots intact, collected from beneath ice caps on Baffin Island and Iceland, Miller et al. During World War II, Iceland joined Denmark in asserting neutrality. Icelandic speakers outside Iceland represent recent emigration in almost all cases except Gimli, Manitoba, which was settled from the 1880s onwards. The director of the International Marine Mammal Project for the Earth Island Institute, David Phillips, led the efforts to return Keiko to the Iceland waters. Upon returning to Iceland, he wrote an account about his experience. Iceland is at the juncture of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The ridge marks the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates, and Iceland was created by rifting and accretion through volcanism along the ridge. Norwegian Vikings travelled north and west and founded vibrant communities in the Faroe Islands, Shetland, Orkney, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and northern England. Iceland has hundreds of volcanoes with about 30 active volcanic systems. Surtsey, one of the youngest islands in the world, is part of Iceland. Around Iceland, maturing capelin usually undertake extensive northward feeding migrations in spring and summer and the return migration takes place in September to November. In 1602, Iceland was forbidden to trade with countries other than Denmark, by order of the Danish government, which at this time pursued mercantilist policies. Iceland is a representative democracy and a parliamentary republic. The president of Iceland is a largely ceremonial head of state and serves as a diplomat, but may veto laws voted by the parliament and put them to a national referendum. Find more words! 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