The Countries of North America: A Geographical Reader (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Iceland is an island belonging to Denmark, lying about one hundred and fifty miles southeast. Of Greenland. Its area is slightly less than that of Pennsylvania.

For the most part it is a very dreary land, the interior being chiefly a volcanic highland, whose summits are ccv ered with eternal snow and ice. There are at least a hun dred volcanoes in Iceland, besides numerous mud volcanoes and geysers. Mount Hecla is the chief volcano, and its eruptions have been very numerous.

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