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Where is Iceland?

Iceland is a country in Europe.

Iceland in gold. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Europe
Region
North Atlantic
Land borders
None. It shares no land border with another country.
Area
About 100,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Western
Capital city
64.15° N, 21.94° W

About Iceland

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs across the island, visible as a rift at Þingvellir where the Althing first met in 930. About 90% of homes are heated geothermally. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull ash cloud cancelled around 100,000 flights.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 1 on 6 September 2026 (#5), hardest clue first:

  1. An island that sits on the seam between two tectonic plates and widens by about two centimetres a year.
  2. Its parliament, founded in 930, is often called the oldest still in existence.
  3. It has no standing army and heats most homes with water from the ground.
  4. A volcanic eruption here grounded European air traffic for a week in 2010.

Round 3 on 14 September 2026 (#13), hardest clue first:

  1. An island that sits on the seam between two tectonic plates and widens by about two centimetres a year.
  2. Its parliament, founded in 930, is often called the oldest still in existence.
  3. It has no standing army and heats most homes with water from the ground.
  4. A volcanic eruption here grounded European air traffic for a week in 2010.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Iceland. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.