Iceland，anislandaboutthesizeofKentucky，liesinthenorthAtlanticOceaneastofGreenlandandjusttouchestheArcticCircle.Itisoneofthemostvolcanicregionsintheworld.Morethan13%iscoveredbysnowfieldsandglaciers，andmostofthepeopleliveinthe7%oftheislandthatismadeupoffertilecoastland.TheGulfStreamkeepsIceland'sclimatemilderthanonewouldexpectfromanislandneartheArcticCircle.
Location：NorthernEurope，islandbetweentheGreenlandSeaandtheNorthAtlanticOcean，northwestoftheUK
Geographiccoordinates：6500N，1800W
Mapreferences：ArcticRegion
Area：total：103，000sqkm
water：2，750sqkm
land：100，250sqkm
Area-comparative：slightlysmallerthanKentucky
Landboundaries：0km
Coastline：4，988km
Maritimeclaims：continentalshelf：200NMortotheedgeofthecontinentalmargin
territorialsea：12NM
exclusiveeconomiczone：200NM
Climate：temperate；moderatedbyNorthAtlanticCurrent；mild，windywinters；damp，coolsummers
Terrain：mostlyplateauinterspersedwithmountainpeaks，icefields；coastdeeplyindentedbybaysandfiords
Elevationextremes：lowestpoint：AtlanticOcean0m
highestpoint：Hvannadalshnukur2，119m
Naturalresources：fish，hydropower，geothermalpower，diatomite
Landuse：arableland：0.06%
permanentcrops：0%
other：99.94%(23%permanentpastures)(1998est.)
Irrigatedland：NAsqkm
Naturalhazards：earthquakesandvolcanicactivity
Environment-currentissues：waterpollutionfromfertilizerrunoff；inadequatewastewatertreatment
Environment-internationalagreements：partyto：AirPollution，Biodiversity，ClimateChange，Desertification，EndangeredSpecies，HazardousWastes，LawoftheSea，MarineDumping，NuclearTestBan，OzoneLayerProtection，ShipPollution，Wetlands
signed，butnotratified：AirPollution-PersistentOrganicPollutants，EnvironmentalModification，MarineLifeConservation
Geography-note：strategiclocationbetweenGreenlandandEurope；westernmostEuropeancountry；Reykjavikisthenorthernmostnationalcapitalintheworld；morelandcoveredbyglaciersthaninallofcontinentalEurope
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