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Iceland — • The island called Iceland, is considered, because of its population and history as forming a part of Europe, is situated in the North Atlantic Ocean Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Iceland Iceland … Catholic encyclopedia
Iceland — Iceland is a large volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean that was thought by many scholars to have been reached first by monks from Ireland in the eighth century. It was certainly reached and taken by Vikings in the ninth century under… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Iceland — [īs′lənd] 1. island in the North Atlantic, southeast of Greenland 2. country including this island & a few small nearby islands: settled by Norwegians in 9th cent. A.D.; united with Norway (1262), with Denmark (1380); became an independent… … English World dictionary
Iceland — Icelander /uys lan deuhr, leuhn deuhr/, n. /uys leuhnd/, n. 1. a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km). 2. a republic including this island and several smaller islands: formerly Danish;… … Universalium
Iceland — Infobox Country native name = Lýðveldið Ísland conventional long name = Republic of Iceland common name = Iceland map caption = Location of Iceland (red) in Europe (white) national motto = national anthem = Lofsöngur official languages =… … Wikipedia
Iceland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Iceland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the… … The World Factbook
Iceland — Lýðveldið Ísland Republik Island … Deutsch Wikipedia
Iceland — noun 1. an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑Republic of Iceland • Derivationally related forms: ↑Icelander • Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Iceland — Islande Lýðveldið Ísland (is) République d Islande (fr) … Wikipédia en Français
ICELAND — (71), a volcanic island larger by a third than Scotland, lying just S. of the polar circle, between Greenland and Norway, distant 250 m. from the former and 500 from the latter; consists of a plateau 2000 ft. high, sometimes sloping to the sea … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
