Which country does Iceland belong to?

Iceland is a country, the full name of which is Iceland and China, or Iceland for short.

Iceland is located at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, one of the five Nordic countries, with a land area of 6.5438+0.03 million square kilometers, making it the second largest island in Europe. It has 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 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. It is bordered by the Greenland Sea in the north, by the Danish Strait in the northwest and by the Norwegian Sea in the northeast.

The whole Iceland is a bowl-shaped highland, surrounded by coastal mountains and with a plateau in the middle. Most of them are platforms, and the height of the platforms is between 400 and 800 meters. Individual peaks can reach 1, 300- 1, 700 meters. The highest peak in Iceland is Mount Henuk (265,438+0,654,38+0.9 meters).

Introduction to Iceland's climate characteristics;

Iceland is located at high latitude, but it belongs to temperate maritime climate and is a special climate in the same latitude because of the influence of the North Atlantic warm current and the control of the westerlies.

Influenced by the North Atlantic warm current, it mainly flows out from its south, and there is a branch around its west and north. Therefore, although it is located near the Arctic Circle, the temperature is not low in winter, and the temperature in summer is between 7- 12℃.

Located near the center of low pressure in Iceland, the weather is changeable. Cyclones have brought abundant precipitation to Iceland. The annual average precipitation in the southwest and west is between 1000-2000mm, and it is less in the north and northeast, which is 400-600 mm. Rain and snow may occur in any season.

Although Iceland is close to the North Pole, the temperature in winter is not very low, and the average temperature is around -2℃. In summer, the temperature is only between 7-20℃, and cool weather is most suitable for outdoor activities, so the best travel time in Iceland is June-September and1-March.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Iceland