Definition of iceland Iceland
/ajˈslʌnd/ - [ayslund] - Ice•land
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| iceland - an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 | ||
| Republic of Iceland | ||
| iceland a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle | ||
| europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II" | ||
| nato, north atlantic treaty organization an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security | ||
| capital of iceland, reykjavik the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water | ||
| iceland - a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle | ||
| atlantic, atlantic ocean the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east | ||
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iceland
An island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Reykjavik.
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Iceland (Icelandic: "Ísland") is a country in Europe. It is in the north of the Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is 300 kilometers east of Greenland and 1000 kilometers west of Norway. Iceland has an area of 39,769 square miles.
History.
The first people who lived on Iceland were Irish monks. They came to Iceland around the year 800.
In the 9th century, the Vikings went to live on Iceland. The first Viking who lived on Iceland was Flóki Vilgerðarson. He was also the one who gave Iceland its name. Ingólfur Arnarson, a chieftain from Norway went to live in South West Iceland. He founded the city of Reykjavík.
In 930, the Icelandic rulers wrote a constitution. They created the Althing, a kind of parliament in the town Þingvellir. Therefore Iceland is the oldest existing democracy.
In 985, Erik the Red was sent away from the island because he had killed someone. He sailed to the west and discovered Greenland. Eric's son Leif Ericson discovered America in the year 1000. He called it Vinland. The voyages of Eric, Leif and others were written down in the sagas (long stories).
In 1262, Iceland became part of Norway. In 1662 it became part of Denmark. In the 19th century, many Icelanders wanted to be independent from Denmark. In 1918, Iceland got many powers of its own, but the king of Denmark was still king of Iceland.
When Germany took over Denmark on April 9 1940, the Althing decided that Icelanders should rule the country themselves, but they didn't declare independence yet. British and la
