Iceland
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Iceland
Official name: | Republic of Iceland |
Capital: | Reykjavik |
Area: | total: 103,000 sq km water: 2,750 sq km land: 100,250 sq km |
Climate: | temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers |
Location: | Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK |
Geographic coordinates: | 65 00 N, 18 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Kentucky |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 4,988 km |
Terrain: | mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m |
Map of Iceland