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Which passport has the most 'power' in the world?
Although Americans can comfortably travel to many parts of the world, American passports are not the most powerful.
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Articles about Iceland
110 published items.
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10 places where people live the longest in the world
Singapore, France, Monaco are areas where people have a longer life expectancy than elsewhere, according to a survey by WHO and CIA.
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The solution to the mystery of the strange
American scientists also found the answer to the formation of mysterious stone columns in Iceland.
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Why do the Vikings leave Greenland?
Previously, scientists believed that the ice age, famine and conflicts with the Inuit made the Vikings return to their ancestral lands in Norway, Iceland (Iceland) and D…
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Mouse house - The Viking's special companion
During the period between the 8th and 10th centuries, Vikings explored and expanded to the areas of Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland.
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The Viking's companion
Between the 8th and 10th centuries, Vikings explored and expanded into Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland. Now, a new study shows that these brutal notorious people car…
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The first person dropped himself into the crater
For the first time in history, scientists went down nearly 200 meters into a volcanic mouth. The following images show an adventurer slowly lowering himself to the cente…
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Visit the fissure that separates America and Europe
A British diver recently released tumultuous photographs showing the growing gap between the two continents.
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Americans arrived in Europe 500 years before Columbus
Scientists after studying the genetic origins of an Icelandic family believing that Americans came to Europe from the 10th century ...
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What is the truth in the legend of the sun stone?
The new study helps clarify the belief in Viking legends about sun stones that can be determined to direct the sun even on a gloomy day.
World Heritage
Volt Island Island Surtsey - World Natural Heritage in Iceland
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Surtsey Volcanic Island of Iceland as World Natural Heritage 2008.
World Heritage
Þingvellir National Park (Thingvellir)
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Þingvellir National Park of Iceland as a World Heritage Site in 2004.
Oceanography
Why do Japanese people go on catching whales to eat?
Gray whales up to 10 meters long were casually hooked with explosives on their backs, dragged on a long road and hoisted on the boat, cutting flesh into pieces.
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The risk of extinction of the gray back whale because of beer
A brewery in Iceland is planning to launch a beer made of gray back whale.
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Japan: Finned whales are about to become extinct
Environmental experts say the finned whales are in danger of extinction due to hunting from Iceland and exported to Japan as food for noble dogs.