One of the names of this country's largest lakes literally translates as "Booze Vat" and is a stunning green color.
One of the names of this country's largest lakes literally translates as "Booze Vat" and is a stunning green color. Its Central Highlands region is home to the "Hals" topography and such cities as Borgarnes. Its only native tree is the Betula pubsescens birch, which is being deforested because of topsoil erosion. This country's north is home to Dettifoss, the largest waterfall by volume in Europe, and Akureryi is the country's largest city outside the capital metropolitan area. This country's island of Surtsey emerged from the ocean in the 1960s. Vatnajökull covers 8% of the country, and has been the scene of Jökulhlaup, spectacular glacial eruptions and floods. For 10 points, name this North Atlantic island nation, home to Björk and unpronounceable place names.
One of the names of this country's largest lakes literally translates as "Booze Vat" and is a stunning green color.
{Iceland}