Taxobox name Icelandmoss image Koeh 032.jpg image width 235px regnum Fungi divisio Ascomycota classis Lecanoromycetes ordo Lecanorales familia Parmeliaceae genus Cetraria species C. islandica binomial Cetraria islandica binomial authority Carl Linnaeus L. Erik Acharius Ach. Icelandmoss Cetraria islandica is a lichen whose erect or ascending foliaceous habit gives it something of the appearance of a moss , whence probably the name. It is often of a pale chestnut color, but varies considerably, being sometimes almost entirely greyish white and grows to a height of from 3 to 4 in., the branches being channelled or rolled into tubes, which terminate in flattened lobes with fringed edges. Image Cetraria islandica.jpg thumb left 200px IcelandMoss It grows abundantly in the mountainous regions of northern countries, and it is specially characteristic of the lava slopes and plains of the west and north of Iceland . It is found on the mountains of north Wales , north England , Scotland and south west Ireland . In North America its range extends through Arctic regions, from Alaska to Newfoundland, and south in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, and to the Appalachian Mountains of New England. As met with in commerce it is a light grey harsh cartilaginous body, almost destitute of color, and having a slightly bitter taste. It contains about 70 of lichenin or lichen starch , a body isomeric with common starch , but wanting any appearance of structure. It also yields a peculiar modification .... ref http www.gaiagarden.com products icelandmossIcelandMoss ref Gallery gallery Image Islandslav ... eclectic usdisp cetraria.html Icelandmoss & lichens http www.fs.fed.us database feis lichens cetisl references.html References for Cetraria islandica Lichen family taxonomy DEFAULTSORT IcelandMoss ... acid and protolichesterinic acids It is not, however, in great demand, and even in Iceland it is only ... iceland recipe.html Iceland Recipe ref Cetraric acid or cetrarin , a white micro crystalline ... more details
ab conventional long name Republic of Iceland Ref label aaa aa common name Iceland image flag Flag ... mannfjoldi Uppruni 26lang 1 26units Number ref br 5.0 other br small Iceland Demographics see ... type Parliamentary republic leader title1 President of Iceland President leader name1 lafur Ragnar Gr msson leader title2 Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister leader name2 J hanna Sigur ard ttir ... Iceland publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate 2011 04 21 ref GDP PPP rank GDP PPP year ... nominal per capita rank sovereignty type Establishment Independence state religion Church of Iceland established event1 Settlement of Iceland Settlement established date1 9th century established event2 ... event5 Constitution of Iceland Constitution established date5 5 January 1874 established event6 Kingdom of Iceland established date6 1 December 1918 established event7 Icelandic republic referendum ... code Telephone numbers in Iceland 354 demonym Demographics of Iceland Icelander , Demographics of Iceland Icelandic footnotes aa. note aaa Although many sources including the The World Factbook ... factbook geos ic.html title Iceland date 20 January 2010 work The World Factbook publisher CIA accessdate ... EBchecked topic 281235 Iceland title Iceland work Encyclop dia Britannica publisher Encyclop dia ... Republic of Iceland or L veldi sland in Icelandic language Icelandic as the official name, this conventional ... in English as translated from Icelandic is Iceland . The term republic as in the Republic of Iceland is only a description to the form of government of the country, but not by all means being ... . br b. note bbb cite web title Statistics Iceland Key figures publisher Statistics Iceland date 1 ... 14 September 2008 br Iceland ref name CountryName ref cite web url http www.visindavefur.is ... , IPA is islant IPA see Names for Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland , is a Nordic ... Iceland work Government publisher United States Government date 20 July 2006 url https www.cia.gov ... more details
MOSS may refer to Map Overlay and Statistical System , a geographic information system GIS Market Oriented Sector Selective talks , trade negotiations between the United States and Japan in 1984 Microsoft SharePoint , known in its 2007 version as Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MIME Object Security Services , an IETF security protocol Mobile submarine simulator , a sonar decoy MoSS , a Canadian hip hop producer See also Moss disambiguation MOS disambiguation disambig ... more details
Infobox River river name The Moss image name Footbridge over The Moss geograph.org.uk 737197.jpg caption The Moss, just to the north of Troway. origin Coalpit Wood, Coal Aston, Derbyshire mouth River Rother ... Kingdom length convert 4.8 mi elevation convert 518 ft m discharge watershed The Moss is a Stream ... water from The Moss to fill the lakes. ref cite web title Rother Valley Country Park History ... February 2011 ref Name The name of the river derives from Moss Beck , which means stream through marshy ... publisher Cambridge University Press page 13 ref Course The Moss source can be found just to the east ... called Coalpit Wood. The river flows through the Moss Valley and through the villages of Geerlane ... tributaries of The Moss are the Robin Brook, the Owler Car Brook, Sickle Brook, Troway Brook, Sloadlane Brook, and Ridgeway, Derbyshire Ridgeway Brook. The Moss flows into the River Rother, South Yorkshire River Rother in Eckington, Derbyshire , near Eckington Mine . Moss Valley Moss Valley is the name of the valley carved out by The Moss, located in North East Derbyshire , just south of Sheffield ... Eckington , Mosborough , and Ridgeway, Derbyshire Ridgeway . Moss Valley is home to the Eckington ... which cover the woods in the springtime. The valley, which is formed by The Moss and its tributaries, covers an area of about convert 10 km2 mi2 . ref name MossValleySSSI cite web title Moss Valley ... Interest publisher Natural England accessdate 26 February 2011 ref ref cite web title Moss Valley ... of Special Scientific Interest publisher Natural England accessdate 26 February 2011 ref Industry Moss ... of industry over its history. Moss Valley has a long history of quarrying and mining. Most of the quarries and mines are now closed, but several are still open. The coal mine near to where The Moss ... in the valley. In several locations, The Moss has been dammed to create reservoirs and mill ponds. Moss ... Moss Valley is popular among walkers, ramblers and cyclists. Citation needed date February 2011 On a bank ... more details
340 0 name Moss image Haeckel Muscinae.jpg image width 240px image caption Muscinae from Ernst Haeckel ... 12,000 species of moss classified in the Bryophyta . ref name Goffinet & Buck 2004 cite journal ... for most of its life cycle. ref name moss Sporophytes i.e. the diploid body are short lived ... and not arranged in three ranks, all point to the plant being a moss. Life cycle This section is linked ... are haploid i.e. each chromosome exists in a unique copy within the cell . There are periods in the moss ... the sporophyte stage. File Lifecycle moss svg diagram.svg thumb 300px Life cycle of a typical moss Polytrichum commune The life of a moss starts from a haploid spore . The spore germinates to produce ... like . Moss protonemata typically look like a thin green felt, and may grow on damp soil, tree ... of a moss, but from the protonema grows the gametophore gamete bearer that is structurally ... shoots, resulting in a clump of moss. From the tips of the gametophore stems or branches develop the sex ... 10.1126 science.1190179 author Dwight K. Whitaker and Joan Edwards title Sphagnum Moss Disperses ... Tionesta ac moss2.jpg thumb left Moss in the Allegheny National Forest , Pennsylvania, USA. Six of the eight ... includes the majority of moss diversity with over 95 of moss species belonging to this class. The Sphagnopsida ... Polytrichum commune forming cushions up to 40 cm 16 in high. The tallest land moss ... thumb right Red moss capsules, a winter native of the Yorkshire Dales moorland . Geological history The fossil record of moss is sparse, due to their soft walled and fragile nature. Unambiguous moss fossils have been recovered from as early as the Permian of Antarctica and Russia, and a case ... 1972 title A probable moss from the Lower Carboniferous of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire journal ... that tube like fossils from the Silurian are the macerated remains of moss calyptr . ref cite journal ... 2657111 ref Habitat File Mossopolis.jpg thumb Dense moss colonies in a cool coastal forest File Moss ... more details
refimprove date June 2011 Jason Connoy , better known as MoSS , is a Canadian hip hop music hip hop record producer producer from Toronto , Ontario . Rapper Obie Trice recently released Special Reserve Obie Trice album Special Reserve , a collection of previously unreleased and rare tracks produced by MoSS. He is also co credited on Eternia rapper Eternia s 2010 album At Last , an album which was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize . ref name longlist http www.aux.tv 2011 06 2011 polaris music prize long list announced 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced . Aux TV channel aux.tv , June 16, 2011. ref References reflist Category Canadian hip hop record producers Category Musicians from Toronto Canada musician stub ... more details
Taxobox name Iceland Gull status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Larus glaucoides DrydenNY.jpg image width 256px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes familia Laridae genus Larus species L. glaucoides binomial Larus glaucoides binomial authority Bernhard Meyer Meyer , 1822 , Greenland subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision Larus glaucoides glaucoides small Meyer,1822 small Larus glaucoides kumlieni small Brewster, 1883 small The Iceland Gull , Larus glaucoides , is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland , but not Iceland , where it is only seen in the winter. It is bird migration migratory , wintering from in the North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the eastern USA , as well as in the interior of North America as far W as the western Great Lakes . It is much scarcer in Europe than the similar Glaucous Gull . The American taxon Kumlien s Gull is often considered a subspecies of Iceland Gull. This species breeds colonially or singly on coasts and cliffs, making a nest lined with grass, moss or seaweed on the ground or cliff. Normally, 2 3 light brown eggs are laid. The nominate subspecies, glaucoides , is a fairly large gull, very pale in all plumages, with absolutely ... 5 External links Commons category Larus glaucoides http ibc.lynxeds.com species iceland gull larus glaucoides Iceland Gull videos on the Internet Bird Collection http vireo.acnatsci.org search.html?Form Search&SEARCHBY Common&KEYWORDS iceland gull&showwhat images&AGE All&SEX All&ACT All&Search Search&VIEW All&ORIENTATION All&RESULTS 24 Iceland Gull photo gallery VIREO Gulls Category Larus Category Birds of Greenland Category Birds of Europe Category British Isles coastal fauna Gull, Iceland Category Native birds of Eastern Canada Gull, Iceland Category Native birds of the Eastern United States Gull, Iceland Category Eastern North American migratory birds Gull, Iceland br Gouelan arc hlas ... more details
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Iceland , officially the Republic of Iceland, is a volcanic island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland may also refer to Iceland, California , a former settlement Iceland film Iceland film , a 1942 musical Iceland supermarket , a chain in the UK and Ireland Iceland national football team See also Islandia disambiguation Disambiguation is Iceland sv Island olika betydelser ... more details
double image right Flag of Iceland.svg 172 Coat of arms of Iceland.svg 118 The Flag of Iceland The Coat of arms of Iceland Image Iceland globe map.jpg thumb The location of Iceland Image Map of Iceland.svg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of Iceland See also Index of Iceland related articles The Republic of Iceland is a List of sovereign states sovereign island nation located in the North ... title Iceland work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate July 23, 2009 ref Iceland comprises the Island of Iceland and adjacent islands on the Mid Atlantic ... and the second least extensive. Iceland has a population of about 319,000 April 1, 2009 estimate and a total area of convert 103000 km2 . The capital political capital and most populous city of Iceland is Reykjav k . Iceland is Volcanic activity volcanically and geothermal geology geologically active ... rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream , Iceland has a temperate climate ... is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Iceland CIA WFB Map.png thumb An enlargeable basic map of Iceland International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Iceland Official English country name The Republic of Iceland ... of place names Countries and nations Demonym s Icelander s Etymology Name of Iceland ISO country ... of Iceland Image Icelandic ocean.svg thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Iceland Image Iceland satellite.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Iceland Main Geography of IcelandIceland ... Time UTC 00 Extreme points of Iceland High Hvannadalshn kur convert 2110 m ft 0 abbr on Low North Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries none Coastline 4,970 km Population of Iceland 319,326 people April 2009 estimate List of countries by population 172nd most populous country Area of Iceland convert ... commons Atlas of Iceland Atlas of Iceland Environment of Iceland Image Jokulsarlon, Iceland.jpg ... more details
Image Iceland Mid Atlantic Ridge Fig16.gif 300px thumb The geology of Iceland is unique and of particular interest to geologist s. Iceland lies on the geologic rift between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate . It also lies above a hotspot geology hotspot , the Iceland plume , which is believed to have caused the formation of Iceland itself. The result is an island of volcanism and Geothermal geology geothermal phenomena such as geyser s. The eruption of Laki in 1783 caused much devastation and loss of life and affected Europe. In the period 1963 to 1967 the new island of Surtsey was created on the southwest coast by a volcanic eruption. Chronology Opening of the North Atlantic Iceland plume Iceland hotspot Rifting of the north Atlantic Cenozoic fossiliferous strata Vegetational changes Past climate Origin of the strata Fossil preservation Glaciations Glacier extent Nunataks and icefree areas Interglacials Tuyas and subglacial volcanism Holocene changes and volcanism Revegetation Increased volcanism Pedogenesis Soil fomation Post glacial rebound Isostatic rebound Holocene sediments Coastal erosion Human impact and natural catastrophes Overgrazing Soil erosion J kulhlaup s Fluorosis Laki eruption 2008 Iceland earthquake Deforestation Geothermal energy use Current climate change General glacier retreat Tree line rise Sea level rise Current tectonics Rift jump Seismic activity Volcano tectonics See also Geography of Iceland Fjords of Iceland Geothermal power in Iceland Glaciers of IcelandIceland plume Lakes of Iceland List of islands of Iceland List of volcanoes in Iceland Rivers of Iceland Volcanism in Iceland Waterfalls of Iceland External links http www.union.edu PUBLIC GEODEPT COURSES petrology labs iceland iceland.htm Maps and illustrative photos from Union College Iceland topics state autocollapse Geology of Europe Category Geology of Iceland regional geology stub fr G ologie de l Islande ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Statistics Iceland nativename Hagstofa slands logo Hagstofa logo.PNG logo width 150px logo caption Logo of Statistics Iceland formed 1914 jurisdiction Iceland headquarters Reykjav k , Iceland region code IS employees 158 2009 minister1 name rni P ll rnason minister1 pfo Ministry of Economic Affairs Iceland Minister of Economic Affairs chief1 name lafur Hj lmarsson chief1 position Director general website http hagstofa.is www.hagstofa.is Statistics Iceland Icelandic language Icelandic Hagstofa slands is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland . External links http www.statice.is Official website en icon http www.hagstofa.is Official website is icon use dmy dates date December 2010 Category National statistical services Iceland stub it Statistics Iceland ... more details
Politics of Iceland Umbo sma ur Al ingis is appointed by the Althing Al ingi to oversee investigation of complaints against government departments and local governments. The post of Ombudsman was established in Iceland in 1987 by the decree of law 13 1987. In 1997 its influence was increased, now also covering local governments, by the decree of law 85 1997. External links http www.umbodsmaduralthingis.is Official website Iceland topics state autocollapse Category Government of Iceland Category Ombudsman posts Category 1987 establishments in Iceland is Umbo sma ur Al ingis sr ... more details
unsourced date September 2010 Iceland was the second country in the world, after Russia in 1920, to legalise abortion in 1935. References references Abortion in Europe Abortion Category Healthcare in Iceland Category Icelandic law Category Icelandic society Category Abortion in Europe Iceland Category Abortion by country IcelandIceland stub is F sturey ingar slandi pl Aborcja w Islandii ... more details
As a Future enlargement of the European Union Recognised candidates candidate country of the European Union , Iceland IS is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS . The three NUTS levels are NUTS 1 IS0 Iceland NUTS 2 IS00 Iceland NUTS 3 Capital area Rest of country IS001 H fu borgarsv i Greater Reykjav k Area IS002 Landsbygg rest of country Below the NUTS levels, there are two local administrative unit LAU levels LAU 1 Regions of Iceland regions LAU 2 Municipalities of Iceland municipalities . See also Subdivisions of Iceland ISO 3166 2 IS ISO 3166 2 codes of Iceland List of FIPS region codes G I IC Iceland FIPS region codes of Iceland Sources http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts codelist en.cfm?list efta Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps efta1.png Overview map of EFTA countries Statistical regions at level 1 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps is2.png SLAND Statistical regions at level 2 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps is3.png SLAND Statistical regions at level 3 http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts statistical regions t1 en.html Correspondence between the regional levels and the national administrative units http www.statoids.com uis.html Regions of Iceland , Statoids.com NUTS Category NUTS Iceland Category Subdivisions of Iceland ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 There are 20,000 players men and women registered at clubs. Association football Football is the most popular sport in Iceland . Iceland hosted the U 18 European Championship in 1997 but the only time the national team has ever qualified for the final competition of a major tournament was the women s national team for the 2009 Euro Cup. They did so by beating ?. Iceland s most famous footballer is Ei ur Gu johnsen . He has won two Premier League titles for FC Chelsea as well as the La Liga, Copa del rey and the Champions League title for FC Barcelona . Football in Iceland football in Europe Category Football in Iceland Iceland sport stub ... more details
Image Gaimard25.jpg thumb right Steingr mur J nsson, Bishop of Iceland 1824 1845 List of the Lutheran bishops of Iceland 1801 1823 Geir V dal n 1824 1845 Steingr mur J nsson 1846 1866 Helgi G. Thordersen 1866 1889 P tur P tursson bishop P tur P tursson 1889 1908 Hallgr mur Sveinsson 1908 1916 rhallur Bjarnason 1917 1939 J n Helgason bishop J n Helgason 1939 1953 Sigurgeir Sigur sson 1954 1959 smundur Gu mundsson 1959 1981 Sigurbj rn Einarsson 1981 1989 P tur Sigurgeirsson 1989 1997 lafur Sk lason 1998 present Karl Sigurbj rnsson See also List of Sk lholt bishops List of H lar bishops External links http www.kirkjan.is ?english church of iceland Church of Iceland website Category Christianity in Iceland Category Church of Iceland Category Lutheran bishops Category Lutheran bishops of Iceland Category Bishops in Iceland is Biskup slands it Vescovo d Islanda pl Biskupi Islandii ... more details
Infobox Magazine title Iceland Review image file IcelandReview.jpg image size 234px image caption 2006 cover for the Design Issue. company Heimur tg fuf lag hf. frequency 4 per year paid circulation unpaid circulation total circulation language English language English category Iceland Icelandic Culture , Politics , Social issues editor Bjarni Benediktsson staff writer Currently freelance only firstdate August, 1963 country Iceland website http www.icelandreview.com icelandreview.com issn 0019 1094 Iceland Review is the oldest English language magazine about Iceland . It publishes reportage on Icelandic society, politics, pop culture, music, art, literature, current events, as well as interviews with notable Icelanders, articles on traveling in Iceland, and photo essay s on Iceland. Almost all photography in the magazine is attributed to P ll Stef nsson , the magazine s art director and deputy editor. The magazine is published 4 times a year. References http www.icelandreview.com Iceland Review s website Category Icelandic magazines Category English language magazines iceland stub fr Iceland Review is Iceland Review ... more details
Infobox company company name Vodafone Iceland company logo company type Private company Private company slogan foundation Merger of TAL , Hall Frj ls Fjarskipti and slandss mi in 2003 rebranded as Vodafone Iceland in 2006 location Reykjav k , Iceland key people mar Svavarsson , President & CEO industry Telecommunications num employees Approximately 350 products Telephone , Internet , Television revenue 10,742 billion Icelandic Krona ISK 2006 homepage http www.vodafone.is www.vodafone.is Vodafone Iceland is an Icelandic telecommunications company and is part of the Icelandic IT company Teymi . Although the company carries the Vodafone brand and trademark, Vodafone Group owns no interest in the company, but rather franchises the brand and associated advertising styles to Teymi , the company s ultimate owner. Vodafone Iceland offers mobile, fixed line, and ADSL internet services to individuals and companies. Its telecommunications branch is a franchise of the Vodafone network, formerly known as Og Vodafone and from 5 October 2006 as Vodafone Iceland http vodafone.is og vodafone verour vodafone . Vodafone Iceland is the first partner network to hold the Vodafone brand. The company is registered in Iceland under the name Fjarskipti ehf. From 22 November 2006, Vodafone Iceland also runs Digital Iceland the broadcasting system for 365 media corporation 365 corporation . ref name century cite web author Unnamed author url http www.digitalisland.is ?PageID 1135&NewsID 1948 title Vodafone yfirtekur rekstur Digital sland accessdate 2007 03 23 date 2006 11 22 publisher Digital Iceland ref The main competitor of Vodafone Iceland is S minn . See also Vodafone S minn Iceland Telecom ... reflist Vodafone External links http www.vodafone.is Vodafone Iceland Category Vodafone Category Telecommunications companies of Iceland Category Internet service providers of Iceland de Vodafone Iceland ... more details
in Iceland The following is a list of the main roads in Iceland . S Primary Road all roads belonging ... center Route 1 Iceland 1 Route 1 Iceland Ring Road Primary Roads with two digit numbers class wikitable Number Name Standard align center Route 22 Iceland 22 Route 22 Iceland Dalavegur Primary class ... Route 1 Iceland 1 Ring Road Via Reykjav k , Borgarnes , Bl ndu s , Akureyri , Egilssta ir , H fn , V k M rdal V k , Hella, Iceland Hella , Selfoss town Selfoss and finally back to Reykjav k . Route 25 Iceland 25 1 at Hella, Iceland Hella 275 at ykkvab r Route 26 Iceland 26 1 near Hella, Iceland Hella 842 near B lsta ur Becomes F26 Mountain Road between Sultartangal n and B lsta ur Route 30 Iceland 30 1 east of Selfoss town Selfoss 35 at Kj asta ir Route 31 Iceland 31 30 at Sandl kur 35 at Sp asta ir Via Laugar s and Sk lholt Route 32 Iceland 32 30 at Sandl kur 26 near Sultartangal n Route 33 Iceland 33 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 34 near Stokkseyri Route 34 Iceland 34 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 38 north of orl ksh fn Route 35 Iceland 35 1 at Selfoss town Selfoss 732 near Ei ssta ir Becomes F35 Mountain Road between Gullfoss and Ei ssta ir Route 36 Iceland 36 1 at Mosfellsb r 35 at ndver arnes Via ingvellir Route 37 Iceland 37 35 at Sv navatn 35 near Geysir Via Laugarvatn Route 38 Iceland 38 1 at Hverager i orl ksh fn Route 39 Iceland 39 1 between Reykjav k and Hverager i 38 at Sl ttahraun Route 40 Iceland 40 Reykjav k 41 at Hafnarfj r ur Route 41 Iceland 41 1 at Reykjav k Leifur ... a motorway . Route 42 Iceland 42 41 at Vellir 38 at Sl ttahraun Route 43 Iceland 43 41 near Vogar 427 at Grindav k Route 44 Iceland 44 41 at Njar v kur 425 at Hafnir Route 45 Iceland 45 41 at Keflavik 44 at Hafnir Via Gar ur and Sandger i Route 46 Iceland 46 41 at Njar v kur 41 west of Keflav k Former 41 through Keflav k . Route 47 Iceland 47 1 at Saurb r 1 at Hagamelur Former 1 around Hvalfj r ur . Route 48 Iceland 48 47 near H ls Disambiguation needed date June 2011 36 west of ingvellir Route ... more details
Tourism in Iceland has become a more significant part of the economy of Iceland national economy . The tourism industry was estimated to contribute to 4.1 of the country s GNP as of 2006. ref http www.statice.is ?PageID 1512&src temp en Dialog varval.asp?ma SAM08101 26ti Tourism industry share of gross domestic product 2000 2006 26path .. Database ferdamal ferdaidnadur 26lang 1 26units Million 20ISK percentage 20change percentage Statistics Iceland ref In 2010, 500,000 tourists visited Iceland . ref http english.themarker.com business in brief 1.367775 Israeli tourists stay longer in Iceland ref History Tourism to Iceland has grown steadily since the 1990s. In 2000, the annual number of visitors exceeded the total resident population for the first time. Since then, tourism has grown by about 11 on average each year. Some 360,000 people visited Iceland in 2004, ref cite web title Tourism in Iceland url http www.visiticeland.com displayer.asp?cat id 599 accessdate 2008 03 21 ref , compared with 485,000 in 2007 ref cite web title Tourism in Iceland url http www.ferdamalastofa.is file.asp?id 2328 accessdate 2009 01 26 ref and over 500,000 in 2008. The number of nights spent was 0.585 million ... 26units Million 20ISK percentage 20change percentage Statistics Iceland ref According to the director of sales at Icelandic airlines, Israelis spend more time in Iceland than any other foreign tourists ... http english.themarker.com business in brief 1.367775 Israeli tourists stay longer in Iceland ref See also Economy of Iceland Hulduf lk Tourism Elf Hulduf lk Tourism References reflist External links ... http www.westiceland.is for West Iceland http www.westfjords.is for Westfjords http www.northiceland.is for North Iceland http www.east.is for East Iceland http www.south.is for South Iceland http www.visitreykjanes.is for Reykjanes Tourism in Europe Iceland topics DEFAULTSORT Tourism In Iceland Category Tourism in Iceland Category Tourism in Europe Iceland de Tourismus in Island is Fer a j nusta ... more details
Anarchism sidebar Anarchism is a small minority political movement in Iceland , defined by its relationship with other progressive social movements, and its involvement in primarily ideological work. The AFTAKA collective was involved in direct actions in relation to the collapse of the Icelandic government. ref http aftaka.org 2008 12 12 direct action in iceland AFTAKA report of direct action in Iceland ref ref http www.ainfos.ca A Infos ainfos38051.html A Infos circulation of AFTAKA report on the Icelandic state, January 2009 ref Andspyrna, a small library and bookstore collective also exists. ref http www.andspyrna.org Andspyrna bookstore and library ref See also Libertarian Society of Iceland References refs Anarchism Anarchism in Europe Anarchism stub Iceland stub Category Anarchism in Iceland Category Politics of Iceland ... more details
File No smoking symbol.svg thumb right 150px Enforcement of smoking ban s is strong in Iceland Smoking in Iceland is Smoking ban banned in restaurant s, caf s, Bar establishment bar s and night club s as of June 2007. ref name smoke free and happy cite news url http www.icenews.is index.php 2007 10 20 iceland is smoke free and happy title Iceland is smoke free and happy publisher IceNews date 20 October 2007 accessdate 13 August 2010 ref A large majority of Icelanders approve of the ban. ref name smoke free and happy At the time the ban went into effect, almost one in four Icelandic people were smokers. ref name stubs out smoking cite news url http www.icenews.is index.php 2007 06 12 iceland stubs out smoking title Iceland stubs out smoking publisher IceNews date 12 June 2007 accessdate 13 August 2010 ref See also Iceland topics Smoking by country state expanded References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Smoking in Iceland Category Smoking by country Iceland Category Health in Iceland Category Politics of Iceland Category Icelandic culture iceland stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Constituencies Iceland.png thumb right 400px Constituencies of Iceland Politics of IcelandIceland is divided into 6 Constituency constituencies for the purpose of selecting Legislator representatives to the Al ingi parliament . History The current division was established by a 1999 Constitution of Iceland constitution amendment and was an attempt to balance the weight of different districts of the country whereby voters in the rural districts malapportionment have greater representation per head than voters in Reykjav k city and its suburb s. The new division comprises three countryside constituencies NW, NE and S and three city constituencies RN, RS and SW . The imbalance of votes between city and country still exists and a provision in the election law states that if the number of votes per seat in parliament in one constituency goes below half of what it is in any other constituency, one seat shall be transferred between them. This has actually occurred and as of the elections in 2007, one seat was transferred from the Northwest constituency to the Southwest one. Composition The constituencies are the following number in brackets indicate number of representatives for that constituency out of 63 total Reykjav kurkj rd mi Nor ur Reykjav k North Reykjav kurkj rd mi Nor ur 11 Reykjav kurkj rd mi Su ur Reykjav k South Reykjav kurkj rd mi Su ur 11 Nor vesturkj rd mi Northwest Nor vesturkj rd mi 9 Nor austurkj rd mi Northeast Nor austurkj rd mi ... Administrative divisions of Iceland Geography of Iceland Municipalities of Iceland Counties of Iceland Regions of Iceland Farthings of Iceland External links commonscat inline is icon http www.althingi.is lagas nuna 2000024.html Article on Al ingi website Constituencies of Iceland DEFAULTSORT Constituencies Of Iceland Category Constituencies of Iceland Category Government of Iceland Category Subdivisions of Iceland Link GA is br Pastello bro Island de Wahlkreise in Island fr Circonscriptions ... more details
Use dmy dates date August 2011 File Iceland Reykjavik Stjornarrad 1.jpg thumb 200px Stj rnarr i in Reykjavik , the seat of the executive branch of Iceland s government Politics of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland lang is Stj rnarr slands is the chief executive branch executive body of the Republic of Iceland . It consists of the Prime Minister of Iceland and the cabinet minister s. The cabinet is appointed by the President of Iceland President Art. 15 of the Constitution of Iceland Constitution ... not happened since the republic was founded in 1944. Cabinets of Iceland List of Cabinets of Iceland ... SDA , five from the Left Green Movement LGM Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister J hanna Sigur ard ttir SDA Minister of Welfare Iceland Minister of Welfare Gu bjartur Hannesson SDA Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Iceland Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Katr n J l usd ttir SDA Minister for Foreign Affairs Iceland Minister for Foreign Affairs ssur Skarph insson SDA Minister of Finance Iceland Minister of Finance Steingr mur J. Sigf sson LGM Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Iceland Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture J n Bjarnason LGM Minister of Education, Science and Culture Iceland Minister of Education, Science and Culture Katr n Jakobsd ttir LGM Minister for the Environment Iceland Minister for the Environment Svand s Svavarsd ttir LGM Minister of Business Affairs Iceland Minister of Business Affairs rni P ll rnason SDA Minister of the Interior Iceland ... Geir H. Haarde tendered the resignation of the Cabinet to the President of Iceland , lafur Ragnar ... Iceland s government collapses under strain of financial crisis url http www.telegraph.co.uk finance ... remain in office until a new government is formed. ref citation title Iceland s coalition government ... title Iceland s New Government Announced url http www.icelandreview.com daily news publisher Iceland Review date 1 February 2009 ref Prime Minister of Iceland Prime Minister J hanna Sigur ard ttir ... more details
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