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Interesting facts about Iceland

If there is a place that you must visit during your life, then that is definitely Iceland. “The Earth of Ice and Fire,” as many call it, acts as a planet for itself. There are unusual geysers, volcanoes and atypical cultures that come from many interesting personalities. But Island is interesting yet for many reasons why it is worth discovering it.

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  • There are several stories about who first settled Iceland. However, most of the chroniclers and historians, consider  that the Irish monks were the first as temporary settlers, somewhere between the seventh and ninth century. Later, Iceland began to be populated by the Vikings, who called it the Snow Land.
  • Iceland has the oldest parliament in the world. Althing, the Icelandic parliament that was founded in the 10th century, is considered the oldest parliamentary institution in the world.
  • With just over 320,000 inhabitants, Island is one of the least populated countries in the world.
  • Before he became the first man who landed on the moon, astronaut Neil Armstrong, along with a few colleagues, came to the Iceland. Among them was Buzz Aldrin. They had preparations there before going to the Moon.
  • Iceland is full of hot springs, and if you are planning to visit this wonderful country, you will get wet in one of them. And before every bath, you have to shower yourself, without any clothes! Those are the rules…

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  • Most Icelanders believe in the existence of elves. Elves mostly live in rocky areas, have magical powers, and trouble those who dare to disturb them.
  • Every nation has its own way to celebrate Christmas, as well as the Icelanders. Instead of Santa Claus, Jule Lads is the one who brings joy and gifts to everyone.
  • There is a large number of volcanoes on Iceland, and while some countries are afraid of living within a fire ring every day, Iceland has gone a step further and uses volcanic energy to produce electricity.
  • One of the nicest things on Iceland, besides incredible nature and hospitality, is certainly the fact that there are no mosquitoes there. The climate is such that it does not allow them to survive even though they can adapt to lower temperatures.
  • Despite the fascinating nature and landscape, Iceland has very few trees. When the Vikings came to the ground of “the land of ice and fire,” they cut down all the trees. Regardless of the artificial afforestation, it is unusual to see small number of trees.
  • People in Iceland are keen to read. There are more written, published and purchased books per person than in any other country in the world. Reading is one of the favorite activities, more than spending time in nature and going to the cinema.
  • Iceland has Beer Day: March the 3rd every year. This marks the day of 1989 when the beer finally became legal.
  • According to the last census of the population in Iceland, there are, among other things, 18 cowboys, 52 princesses, 9 witches, 59 jewish knights and 14 ghosts. This is really funny!
  • All the water in Iceland is drinkable; from tap, from the river, from the waterfall.

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Visit the land where glaciers and volcanoes are still struggling to dominate, lush landscapes and waterfalls, where every view of the bay and fjord is a delight to nature lovers and photographers. Travel to the island with legends, located at the end of the world, whose postcard will be put in special letters in your book of memories.

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Written by lejla1311

4 Comments

  1. Very well written and informative article about an unusual island. I knew that Iceland used volcanic activity for electricity just like Greenland if I remember well. But I never knew that Iceland was first colonized by Irish, and monks no less. You taught me something. It looks very green but with no trees at all, it also seems very barren. Beautiful pictures of another fascinating place to visit.

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