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Iceland is 103.000km2 (39.000 square miles) and is crossed by the
Arctic Circle at it's northernmost point. Born from the sea by volcanic
forces around 20 million years ago, Iceland is the youngest country in
the world. Volcanic forces are still very active, with an eruption
every five years on average. The landscape is mountainous in character,
typified by the rugged and uninhabited interior highlands with sharp,
deep fjords on the north and east coasts, and plains and sands on the
south coast.
24% is at an altitude of less than 200m, mostly around the coast. Glaciers cover 12% and the rest is mostly deserted wasteland.
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