Learning about Iceland

Iceland!

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The Nordic Country

Iceland is a Nordic Country

Other Nordic Countries include:Denmark, Finland, Norway, Greenland,

Faroe Islands and Sweden.

These countries share a lot in common and have similar flags.

The capital of Iceland is

Reykjavik

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Earlier this year, an Icelandic volcano

erupted sending ash over Europe.

The volcano’s name is

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL

Can you sayEYJAFJALLAJOKULL ?

(AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl-uh)

This is Gunnhildur in the National

costume of Iceland

Hekkla

In iceland is a black sand on few places.

In Iceland we have many words for SNOW

Fönn Snjór Hríðarél Slydda Logndrífa Harðfenni Hríðarhraglandi Hríð HundslappadrífaHaglél Él Skafrenningur

These are broken pieces of glacier that are floating in the lagoon.

After the snow has melted……..

Trout fishing with grandpa

We grow redcurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries in our garden.

In the countryside we find mushrooms, blueberries, bilberries, crowberries and ramberries.

The hot water from the earth is used to heat greenhouses to grow lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and flowers.

The Icelandic Flag has special meaning

The blue represents SKY

The red represents FIRE in the volcano

The white represents SNOW

Iceland’s most famous singer is ……

Bjork

Sometimes there are beautiful lights in

the sky called

Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis

The Population of Iceland is

330,000

This is the same as Australia’s

National Capital,

Canberra

Melbourne Reykjavík

Blue lagoon

Geysir

We watch SpongeBob in Iceland

His name is Svampur Sveinsson

Here are some Icelandic names

Jónas Sara Snæfrídur Þórður Grímkell Guðríður Þórhildur Snorri Birkir Brindís Katrín Soffía Vilhjálmur Pétur Anna Stefanía

The Icelandic alphabet

a, á, b, d, ð, e, é, f, g, h,i, í, j, k, l, m, n, o, ó, p, r, s, t, u, ú, v, x, y, ý, z, þ, æ, ö