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What are all of the regions of Iceland like?
Home » Iceland » Iceland - Major Cities and Regions » What are all of the regions of Iceland like?If you were looking on a map for the country of Iceland, you would find it just below the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland. Although not attached geographically, Iceland is part of Europe, and it is the 18th largest island in the world.
The whole country is 39,768.5 square miles. About 10 percent of Iceland is covered in ice, and the Highlands (which is the interior of the island) is a desert area that is unlivable (In fact, 24,918 square miles of Iceland is total wasteland). For that reason, most of the population has to live on the coast. However, some of the population does not live in mainland Iceland at all but rather on the island of Grimsey, a small northern island right on the Arctic Circle.
Because of its climate and location, Iceland has many volcanoes (like the well-known Hekla) and geysers. Most of the land itself is made up of cooled basalt lava. Because of all that natural power, most people on the island are able to heat their water and homes very inexpensively.
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