What is the land area and population of Iceland?

Iceland has a land area of103,000 square kilometers and a population of about 366,700 (July 2020).

With an area of/kloc-0.03 million square kilometers, Iceland is the second largest island in Europe. Iceland is the westernmost country in Europe. It is located in the middle of the North Atlantic, and its north is near the Arctic Circle. Iceland is covered by glaciers, with an area of 1.8 square kilometers and a coastline of about 4,970 kilometers. The vast majority of Iceland are Icelanders, belonging to the Germanic nation. Immigrants account for 8% of the total population, mainly Poles, Lithuanians and Filipinos.

Iceland's national symbol

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

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 immigrants' 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".

The strategy originated from 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.