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Top 5 lands where the sun never sets, where 'sunset never reaches'
In some geographical locations at high latitudes, near the Earth's poles, there are places where white days appear - when the sun never sets.
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Why do Greenland and Iceland have names that are completely opposite to their reality?
The origin of the name for any place encompasses the history, culture, and even geography of that place.
Oceanography
Iceland grants permission to kill 426 whales
Iceland grants five-year permits for companies to hunt hundreds of whales in its waters each year.
Environment
In less than a year, a volcano in Iceland erupted 7 times.
The Icelandic Meteorological Organization (IMO) said that early on the morning of November 21, Vietnam time, a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula, about 30km sou…
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Iceland builds solar power plant in space
People have been thinking about the option and possibilities of solar power from space for many years. This could become a reality in just a few years in Iceland.
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Horrifying photos of volcanic eruptions in Iceland
A volcano in Iceland is currently erupting after weeks of earthquakes rocked the area, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.
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Why does the crater lake in Iceland have a special turquoise color?
(Dan Tri) - Kerid crater lake in Iceland is 3000 years old and the lake water has a unique and outstanding turquoise color.
Animal world
Legendary horse breeds on icy islands
More than 1,000 years apart on the island, Iceland horses are the purest breed in the world, with strong beauty and high adaptability.
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The worst 18 months in history: The sun disappears, people don't see their silhouettes at noon
Scientists believe that in the spring of 536, many catastrophes occurred in a row and began the harshest period, threatening human survival.
Archeology
Is Thranduil's mount in The Hobbit real?
Thranduil's giant mount in the Hobbit series is said to be inspired by the image of the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) that went extinct around 7,700 years ago.
Archeology
An American Indian who traveled with Iceland to Iceland?
Scientists have long sought the answer to hidden places in history by studying the genetic code of some Icelandic.
Environment
When the glaciers in Iceland melt into small streams
The thickness of the ice on the Solheimajokull River between these two snow-covered year-round mountains has decreased by 40m per year for the past 10 years.
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This isolated Iceland lighthouse is the perfect place to avoid a zombie pandemic
A special lighthouse in Iceland was named the perfect place to survive if one day a pandemic of zombies happened.
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The truth about mysterious rumors revolves around the world's most solitary home in Iceland
On a pristine island in the Vestmannaejar archipelago off Iceland, for many years there has been a white house on the green hillside. V
Environment
Iceland successfully tested the method of 'capturing and confining' CO2 permanently into the ground
An international team of scientists has found a specific way to store CO2 in rocks deep underground.