Iceland: Media

Videos

What new opportunities and risks come with harnessing geothermal energy?
Learn about the opportunities and risks of drilling for geothermal energy in Iceland.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
Learn more about the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How and where does magma form on Earth?
At the margins of Earth's plates, where two plates pull apart or one plate dives...
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Images

Iceland
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Iceland
Iceland
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Iceland
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Reykjavík
Reykjavík, Iceland.
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physical features of Iceland
Physical features of Iceland.
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Volcanoes and glaciers of Iceland
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Iceland: aurora borealis
Aurora borealis over the Snaefellsnes peninsula, western Iceland, March 2013.
Joe Capra—Scientifantastic (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Viti Crater
Víti Crater and Lake Öskjuvatn, Iceland.
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Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi is one of the fishing villages located on Faxa Bay in western Iceland.
© Brian A. Vikander/Westlight
Thingvellir
Thingvellir, the historical site of the first Althing (Icelandic parliament), is...
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became Iceland's first female prime minister in 2009.
Icelandic Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security
Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Eyjafjallajökull volcano emitting ash into the air over southern Iceland, April 16,...
Brynjar Gauti/AP Images
Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Plume from Eyjafjallajökull volcano (tan streak) moving southeast over the North...
NASA
Iceland: geyser
Geyser erupting in Iceland.
© Nicolas Berthy/Fotolia
Silver image showing the integration of pagan (Thor's hammer) and Christian (cross)...
Courtesy of the National Museum, Reykjavík; photograph, Gisli Gestsson
geothermal energy
Krafla geothermal power plant, Iceland.
Ásgeir Eggertsson
Iceland
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Audio

National anthem of Iceland
The instrumental version of the national anthem of Iceland.

Interactives

Iceland: Ethnic composition
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Iceland: Religious affiliation
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Iceland: Urban-rural
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Iceland: Age breakdown
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Iceland: Major export destinations
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Iceland: Major import sources
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