In Iceland Volcanic activity is a fact of life and the local people have learned to live with both the drawbacks – and the many considerable advantages of its fierce magma, such as utilising the geothermal energy from the dramatic natural environment Iceland is one of the most active volcanically active areas on Earth. Iceland… Read more »
Official Name: Iceland Flag: Blue with a red cross outlined in white. The colours are symbolic for Iceland – red is for the volcano fires, white for the snow and glaciers and blue for the skies above. Size: 103,000 KM Squared (40,000 sq. miles) – This means Iceland is slight bigger than Portugan and Hungary… Read more »
Iceland is the land of darkness and of light. It’s positioning just beneath the Arctic Circle ensures the summer days are long, with almost 24hours of sunlight. Contrast this with the winter months, the winter in Iceland is dark with barely any sunlight at all. On a clear and dark night out of the city… Read more »