Iceland (ˈaɪslənd) n (Placename) an island republic in the N Atlantic, regarded as part of Europe: settled by Norsemen, who established a legislative assembly in 930; under Danish rule (1380–1918); gained independence in 1918 and became a republic in 1944; contains large areas ...
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lying largely within the Arctic Circle. It is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north; the Greenland Sea in the east; the Denmark Strait in the southeast, which separates it from Iceland; the Atlantic Ocean in the south; and Davis Strait and Baffin Bay in the west, which separate it...
19.The impact of Greenland's deglaciation on the Arctic circulation. 格陵兰的冰川减退作用对北极环流的影响. 20.The colorful spectral shapes burn the brightest in higher-latitude areas close to the poles, such as northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Antarctica. ...
THE Vatna Jokull of Iceland, with an area of well over three thousand square miles, is larger than any other glacier in Europe. It is rugged, crevassed and even chaotic in parts, and is associated with an undue share of fog, wind, snow and rain.doi:10.1038/141896c0R. B.Nature...
THE Vatna Jokull of Iceland, with an area of well over three thousand square miles, is larger than any other glacier in Europe. It is rugged, crevassed and even chaotic in parts, and is associated with an undue share of fog, wind, snow and rain. The heavy precipitation and the ...
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice Iceland, “The Land of Fire and Ice”, is a geological wonder. The island nation lies ... 05 Nov Bainbridge Island Revisited A couple of months after our first land-based weekend on Bainbridge Island, we made another ... ...
Greenland is located between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. Most of the island is north of the Arctic Circle. The entire island is north of the 10°C isotherm and the Arctic treeline. [1] The main island of Greenland has an area of 822,700 square miles (2,130,800...
Reykjavík/Iceland 13.Largest landlocked country:Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in Europe and in the world. 18 million people live in Kazakhstan which is among the ten biggest countries in the world. However, only about one fifth of the country's land area is located on the Europ...
This isolated island, situated 2,200 miles west of Chile in the Pacific Ocean, is one of the most mysterious places on earth and home to one of the world's most beautiful beaches. Numerous theories have surfaced about its Polynesian settlers, the Rapa Nui, and the demise of their civiliza...