Which country and province is Iceland in?

* * * and Iceland (Icelandic: l? Veldi sland), referred to as Iceland, is an island country in the North Atlantic. Located at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, it is one of the five Nordic countries, with a land area of 6.5438+0.03 million square kilometers and a population of about 340,000. It is the country with the lowest population density in Europe. Reykjavik is the capital and the largest city in Iceland. The population of the southwest near the capital accounts for two-thirds of the country.

Iceland, located in the mid-Atlantic ridge, is a country with many volcanoes and frequent geological activities. The inland is dominated by plain landforms, with sandy land, cooled lava plains and glaciers distributed in the territory. Although Iceland is located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, it is influenced by the North Atlantic warm current and has a suitable climate.

The origin of the name Iceland is different, and there are two kinds:

1, which originated from the initial impression of the discoverer. In the 4th century AD, the Greek geographer Pifey once called it "Kirishima". However, because the island is far from the mainland and the traffic is inconvenient, few people come. In 864 AD, the Scandinavian navigator flock set foot on the island, and the island was really "discovered".

Post-Scandinavians, Irish and Scots flocked. When these immigrant ships approached the southern coast, the first thing they saw was a huge glacier, the famous Vatna Glacier in Iceland. People were so impressed with this glacier that they named the island "Iceland".

2. It originated from the strategy of the colonists. After the original colonists settled on the island, they didn't want others to share their "food in their mouths", so they named it "Iceland" to prevent people from coming.