home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View.iso
/
eur
/
ice
/
ice.re1
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-05-02
|
2KB
|
56 lines
<text>
<title>
Iceland: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Iceland
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: in the North Atlantic Ocean, between Greenland and
Norway
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 103,000 km2</l>
<l> land area: 100,250 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly smaller than Kentucky</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: 0 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 4,988 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 nm or the edge of continental
margin</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 200 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: Rockall continental shelf dispute involving
Denmark, Ireland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a
boundary agreement in the Rockall area)
</p>
<p>Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild,
windy winters; damp, cool summers
</p>
<p>Terrain: mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks,
icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
</p>
<p>Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 1%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 20%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 1%</l>
<l> other: 78%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: subject to earthquakes and volcanic activity
</p>
<p>Note: strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost
European country; more land covered by glaciers than in all of
continental Europe
</p></body></article></text>