!!!Iceland: Geography
||Location|Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the United Kingdom
||Geographic Coordinates|65 00 N, 18 00 W[{GoogleMap location='65.0,-18.0' zoom='4'}]
||Area |''total: ''103,000 sq km\\''land: ''100,250 sq km\\''water: ''2,750 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|4,970 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Atlantic Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Hvannadalshnukur 2,110 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)
||Highest Mountains|Hvannadalshnukur 2119 m\\[[__Verified__]\\__Attempted Explanation:__ Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to [office@global-geography.org|mailto:office@global-geography.org] \\[Important Mountains|Geography/Europe/Iceland/Geography/Important_Mountains]
||Terrain|mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
||Natural Hazards|earthquakes and volcanic activity volcanism: Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (elev. 1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (elev. 1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar
||Natural Resource|fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
||Land Use|''arable land: ''1.19%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''98.81% (2011)
||Climate|temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers
||Irrigated Land|NA
||Renewable Water Resources|170 cu km (2011)
||Environment_CurrentIssues|water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment
||Environment - international agreements|''party to: ''Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Transboundary Air Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling\\''signed, but not ratified: ''Environmental Modification, Marine Life Conservation
||Large Cities|Reykjavik; Kopavogur; Hafnarfjordhur; Akureyri; Gardhabaer\\ __[[Verified]__\\[Important Cities|Geography/Europe/Iceland/Geography/Important_Cities]
||Geography-note|strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe\\[Important Lakes|Geography/Europe/Iceland/Geography/Important_Lakes]