Iceland is a mountainous country and the people are shaped by the harsh natural elements. It is situated in the middle of the North-Atlantic Ocean. This picture from the NASA Visible Earth Web shows a photo taken from space. The picture is taken in the early spring and shows how snow is covering most of the country and blends in with the icecaps and glaciers.

Iceland sits at the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The winters can be harsh and snowy and we have by far the largest icecaps in Europe.

But we also have active volcano's and the hot water springs like the famous Geysir.

The people are true descendants of the Vikings that came from Norway (along with some slaves from Ireland). The Vikings were merchants and travelers. They had good ships and sailed all the way to North America. Later on the descendants wrote the sagas about these travels.

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	Blue Lagoon Iceland Blue Lagoon Iceland is truly a one-of-a-kind. Situated in the middle of a large lava field and created by geothermal seawater.
	Reykjavík Picture Spending a day just doing as little as I can while at the same time enjoying the city. Reykjavík is a great place to spend your time!
	The Iceland Flag A symbol of country and nation. Colors of the blue sky, the white of the ice-caps and the red fire underneath.
	Iceland Volcanoes Iceland is famous for it's volcanoes. Many of the mountains in Iceland are created in volcanic eruptions.
	4x4 Off Roads The winters are long and snowy and the only roads in the highlands are rough gravel and dirt trails. It seems almost everybody has a 4x4 truck or SUV.