Icelandic_Geography

= Icelandic Geography! =

Iceland is the [|world's 18th largest island], and Europe's second largest island following [|Great Britain]. The main island is 101,826 km² but the entire country is 103,000 km² (39,768.5 [|sq mi]) in size, of which 62.7% is [|tundra]. Lakes and glaciers cover 14.3%; only 23% is vegetated. The largest lakes are [|Þórisvatn] ([|Reservoir]): 83–88 km² (32-34 sq mi) and [|Þingvallavatn]: 82 km² (32 sq mi); other important lakes include [|Lögurinn] and [|Mývatn]. Öskjuvatn is the deepest lake at 220 m (722 ft).

Many [|fjords] punctuate its 4,970 km long coastline, which is also where most settlements are situated because the island's interior, the [|Highlands of Iceland], is a cold and uninhabitable combination of sand and mountains. The major towns are the capital [|Reykjavík], [|Kópavogur], [|Hafnarfjörður], [|Reykjanesbær], where the international [|airport] is located, and [|Akureyri]. The island of [|Grímsey] on the [|Arctic Circle] contains the northernmost habitation of Iceland. Iceland has four [|national parks]: [|Jökulsárgljúfur National Park], [|Skaftafell National Park], [|Snæfellsjökull National Park], and [|Þingvellir National Park].



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