page_title: Outline of Iceland
section_title: Environment of Iceland
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Iceland / Geography of Iceland / Environment of Iceland
caption_attribution_description: English: The Dettifoss in Iceland on 31 Jul 1972. Picture taken and uploaded by Roger McLassus.
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
  Iceland – sovereign island nation located in the North Atlantic Ocean between continental Europe and Greenland. It is considered part of Northern Europe. It is the least populous of the Nordic countries, having a population of about 329,000. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active on a large scale; this defines the landscape in various ways. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterized by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many big glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Iceland has a temperate climate relative to its latitude and provides a habitable environment and nature.
context_section_description: Climate of Iceland
  Renewable energy in Iceland
  Geothermal power in Iceland
  Geology of Iceland
  Earthquakes in Iceland
  Volcanology of Iceland
  Iceland hotspot
  Iceland plume
  National parks of Iceland
  Snæfellsjökull
  Vatnajökull
  Þingvellir
  Wildlife of Iceland
  Flora of Iceland
  The Botany of Iceland
  Campanula uniflora
  Cerastium arcticum
  Crowberry
  Dryas octopetala
  Ranunculus glacialis
  Salix arctica
  Saxifraga cernua
  Saxifraga cespitosa
  Stellaria humifusa
  Fauna of Iceland
  Birds of Iceland
  Anatidae
  Cygnus olor
  Cygnus columbianus
  Cygnus cygnus
  Anser fabalis
  Anser brachyrhynchus
  Insects of Iceland
  Moths of Iceland
  Mammals of Iceland
caption: Dettifoss, in northern Iceland
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