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30 flashcards on the geography, history, government and culture of Iceland. Study material written for practice, not an official test.

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Capital of Iceland
Reykjavík, the northernmost capital of a sovereign state
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National day
17 June
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Number of seats in the Althing
63, in one chamber
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Currency
The Icelandic króna (ISK)
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Highest peak
Hvannadalshnúkur, about 2,110 metres
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Largest ice cap
Vatnajökull
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Longest river
Þjórsá
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Largest natural lake
Þingvallavatn
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Plates that meet in Iceland
The North American plate and the Eurasian plate
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Most powerful waterfall in Europe by volume
Dettifoss
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Source of heating for most homes
Geothermal hot water
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Source of most electricity
Hydropower and geothermal energy
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Only native land mammal
The Arctic fox
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Island crossed by the Arctic Circle
Grímsey
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Time zone
GMT all year, with no summer time
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Capital of the north
Akureyri
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Volcanic island that appeared in 1963
Surtsey, a UNESCO World Heritage site
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Volcano that closed European airspace in 2010
Eyjafjallajökull
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Nobel laureate of 1955
Halldór Laxness
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Concert hall on Reykjavík harbour
Harpa, opened in 2011
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Church named after a seventeenth-century poet
Hallgrímskirkja
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Reykjavík's UNESCO title since 2011
City of Literature
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Number of Yule Lads
Thirteen
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Midwinter feast
Þorrablót, with traditional preserved foods
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Iceland's best Eurovision result
Second place, in 1999 and 2009
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Euro 2016 for Iceland
Quarter-final, after a 2-1 win over England
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Olympic medal of 2008
Silver in men's handball at Beijing
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Traditional wrestling
Glíma
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Gaits of the Icelandic horse
Five, including tölt and flying pace
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Won the Oscar for the score of Joker

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