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Geography of Iceland - The Big Picture
Iceland is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, located near the Arctic Circle, between Greenland and Norway. An island of 103.000 km2 (40,000 square miles), it is about the same size as Hungary and Portugal, or Kentucky and Virginia. Iceland is the second largest island in Europe, following Great Britain, and the 18th largest island in the world.
http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/nature-environment/geography
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WHO/Europe: Iceland
In Iceland, the Minister of Health and Social Security is ultimately responsible for the administration of health services. The health care system is universal, comprehensive and mostly financed by general taxation. The most frequent cause of death in Iceland is cardiovascular diseases. At the 2013 World Health Assembly, the Icelandic delegation identified ageing, noncommunicable diseases, the health impact of climate change, and emergency preparedness as focus areas.
http://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/iceland
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Iceland Country Profile - BBC News
Provides an overview of Iceland, including key events and facts.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17383525
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Iceland Facts, Information, Pictures - Encyclopedia
Get information, facts, and pictures about Iceland. Make research projects and school reports about Iceland easy with credible articles from our FREE, online encyclopedia and dictionary.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Iceland.aspx
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Useful Information About Iceland - Extreme Iceland
Extreme Iceland is your travel operator in Iceland and we want to fulfill your vacation's wishes in detail. Here you will find useful information and some interesting statistics about Iceland.
https://www.extremeiceland.is/en/information/about-iceland/useful-information
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Famous Traditional Icelandic Foods - Why Go Iceland
In the early days of Iceland's settlement, the people had to make do with what they could scrape from the country's unforgiving land or frigid sea.
http://www.whygoiceland.com/what-to-eat-in-iceland-famous-icelandic-foods.html
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An Intro to Icelandic Food - Serious Eats
"What exactly is Icelandic food?" was the most popular question I was asked after returning from a week in Iceland. To answer the first, the basic diet hasn't changed too much from the Viking Age, though of course chefs have become more imaginative with preparations over the years.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/04/guide-to-food-iceland-fish-whale-skyr-hot-dogs.html
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History of Iceland - Guide to Iceland
Watch the BBC Viking Sagas or read this short article about the history of Iceland and its people. It's hard to fathom that an island formed 20 million years ago.
https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/history-of-iceland
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History of Iceland - The Big Picture
The history of Iceland is one of survival and prosperity. Settled by Norsemen from Scandinavia and Celts from the British isles settled in the 9th and 10th centuries, Icelandic history has always been shaped by events on the larger politicla stage of the Nordic Countries. Use this timeline to learn more about the history of Iceland.
http://www.iceland.is/the-big-picture/people-society/history
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The World Factbook: Iceland
Facts and Information about Iceland
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html
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The Official Gateway to Iceland
The official gateway to iceland.
http://www.iceland.is
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Iceland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iceland, also called the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. It has a population of 329,100 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland
