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Ísland (island) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 65 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 65.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 018 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -18.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Lying on the constantly active geologic border between North America and Europe. The offshore Gulf Stream provides a surprisingly mild climate for what is one of the northernmost inhabited places on the planet. Forms major land mass of the nation of Iceland. |
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| Ísland (preferred,C,V)
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| Island (C,O)
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| Iceland (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Islande (C,O)
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| Islandia (C,O)
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| Islândia (C,O)
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| Islanda (C,O)
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| IJsland (C,O)
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| Icelandic (C,O,English,U,A)
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Ísland .......... (nation) |
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(World, Europe) [1000077] |
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