Iceland has twice as many
sheep as people
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The Arctic Fox
was the first mammal to
settle in Iceland -
Icelanders believe in elves...
...seriously -
The highest and lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland.
+ 30.5°C / 86.9°F
- 38.0°C / 36.4°F -
There is only 3 kinds of weather in Iceland.
Very Good - Good - Refreshing -
Beer was not allowed
in Iceland until
1st March 1989 -
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday
are named after the Nordic Gods:
Tyr, Odin, Thor and Frey -
Iceland was in 1980 the first
democratic country in the world
to elect a female president -
We have 13 Yule Lads
(Santa´s) -
In Iceland are no
snakes, lizards, bats,
or mosquitoes -
The shortest day this year is
21st December
Sunrise at 11:22
Sunset at 15:30
= 4 hours and 8 minutes
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The distance between
Iceland and Greenland
is shorter than the road between
Akureyri and Reykjavik -
Iceland is the most sparsely
populated country in Europe.
Less than 3 people
live per square km -
The highest and lowest temperature
ever recorded in Iceland
+ 30.5°C / 86.9 °F
- 38.0°C / 36.4 °F -
Less than 1.5 million Icelanders
have ever been born -
Average January temperature
in Reykjavik, at around zero,
is actually higher than in New York. -
Iceland has had four names:
Ultima Thule, Gardarsholmi,
Snæland and then Iceland
from around 960 -
Iceland was the last country
in Europe to be settled
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