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Iceland!
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The Nordic Country
Iceland is a Nordic Country
Other Nordic Countries include:Denmark, Finland, Norway, Greenland,
Faroe Islands and Sweden.
These countries share a lot in common and have similar flags.
The capital of Iceland is
Reykjavik
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Earlier this year, an Icelandic volcano
erupted sending ash over Europe.
The volcano’s name is
EYJAFJALLAJOKULL
Can you sayEYJAFJALLAJOKULL ?
(AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl-uh)
This is Gunnhildur in the National
costume of Iceland
Hekkla
In iceland is a black sand on few places.
In Iceland we have many words for SNOW
Fönn Snjór Hríðarél Slydda Logndrífa Harðfenni Hríðarhraglandi Hríð HundslappadrífaHaglél Él Skafrenningur
These are broken pieces of glacier that are floating in the lagoon.
After the snow has melted……..
Trout fishing with grandpa
We grow redcurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries in our garden.
In the countryside we find mushrooms, blueberries, bilberries, crowberries and ramberries.
The hot water from the earth is used to heat greenhouses to grow lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and flowers.
The Icelandic Flag has special meaning
The blue represents SKY
The red represents FIRE in the volcano
The white represents SNOW
Iceland’s most famous singer is ……
Bjork
Sometimes there are beautiful lights in
the sky called
Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis
The Population of Iceland is
330,000
This is the same as Australia’s
National Capital,
Canberra
Melbourne Reykjavík
Blue lagoon
Geysir
We watch SpongeBob in Iceland
His name is Svampur Sveinsson
Here are some Icelandic names
Jónas Sara Snæfrídur Þórður Grímkell Guðríður Þórhildur Snorri Birkir Brindís Katrín Soffía Vilhjálmur Pétur Anna Stefanía
The Icelandic alphabet
a, á, b, d, ð, e, é, f, g, h,i, í, j, k, l, m, n, o, ó, p, r, s, t, u, ú, v, x, y, ý, z, þ, æ, ö
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