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Islands of Iceland
Iceland [750]
Group:
Country: Iceland Region: North Atlantic
Lat: 64.50º N Long : 19.00º W
Area: 101826.0 sq. km Altitude: 1479 m
Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 3917.7 km (scale 1:6418000) Coastal Index: 0.0385
Depth to nearest land: 900 m
Nearest island: 300 km group: 300 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 950 km Isolation Index: 65
ISLAND TYPE: active volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: temperate average -1ø-11øC
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: volcanic eruptions
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital Reykjavik
Population: 241750 (1985) Density: 2.4 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 2.8%/yr Increasing
Major Human Activities: fishing, livestock
Habitat: Urban Pop: 121000 Urban Indicator: 5
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 21% Human Threat Indicator: 1
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10216 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 11
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/03/89
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