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Snæfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛlsˌjœːkʏtl̥] ⓘ, snow-fell glacier) is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. [3] It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of 120 km (75 mi).
The only native land mammal on Iceland is the Arctic fox. [8] Walruses were native to Iceland, but disappeared after human settlement, likely as a result of hunting, climate change and/or volcanism. [9] Polar bears have been known to occasionally visit the island, mostly drifting there from Greenland. However, sightings of polar bears are rare ...
The island is composed primarily of basalt, a low-silica lava associated with effusive volcanism as has occurred also in Hawaii. Iceland, however, has a variety of volcanic types (composite and fissure), many producing more evolved lavas such as rhyolite and andesite. Iceland has hundreds of volcanoes, with approximately 30 active volcanic ...
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This category has only the following subcategory. M. Moths of Iceland (48 P) Pages in category "Insects of Iceland" ... out of 16 total. This list may not reflect ...
Dysstroma citrata (Linnaeus, 1761); Entephria caesiata (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775); Entephria flavicinctata (Hübner, 1813); Epirrhoe alternata (Muller, 1764 ...
Kolbeinsey (Icelandic: [ˈkʰɔlˌpeinsˌeiː] ⓘ; also known as Kolbeinn's Isle, Seagull Rock, Mevenklint, Mevenklip, or Meeuw Steen) [1] is a small Icelandic islet in the Greenland Sea located 105 kilometres (55 nautical miles) off the northern coast of Iceland, 74 km (40 nmi) north-northwest of the island of Grímsey.