Talk:Iceland

Location maps available for infoboxes of European countries

On the WikiProject Countries talk page, the section Location Maps for European countries had shown new maps created by David Liuzzo, that are available for the countries of the European continent, and for countries of the European Union exist in two versions. From November 16, 2006 till January 31, 2007, a poll had tried to find a consensus for usage of 'old' or of which and where 'new' version maps. Please note that since January 1, 2007 all new maps became updated by David Liuzzo (including a world locator, enlarged cut-out for small countries) and as of February 4, 2007 the restricted licence that had jeopardized their availability on Wikimedia Commons, became more free. At its closing, 25 people had spoken in favor of either of the two presented usages of new versions but neither version had reached a consensus (12 and 13), and 18 had preferred old maps.
As this outcome cannot justify reverting of new maps that had become used for some countries, seconds before February 5, 2007 a survey started that will be closed soon at February 20, 2007 23:59:59. It should establish two things:

• whether the new style maps may be applied as soon as some might become available for countries outside the European continent (or such to depend on future discussions),
• which new version (with of without indicating the entire European Union by a separate shade) should be applied for which countries.

Please read the discussion (also in other sections α, β, γ, δ, ε, ζ, η, θ) and in particular the arguments offered by the forementioned poll, while realizing some comments to have been made prior to updating the maps, and all prior to modifying the licences, before carefully reading the presentation of the currently open survey. You are invited to only then finally make up your mind and vote for only one option.
There mustnot be 'oppose' votes; if none of the options would be appreciated, you could vote for the option you might with some effort find least difficult to live with - rather like elections only allowing to vote for one of several candidates. Obviously, you are most welcome to leave a brief argumentation with your vote. Kind regards. — SomeHuman 00:25, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Iceland Economic Data

It seems like inflation data hasn't been updated in awhile, nor unemployment. I updated the icelandic krona page with a new inflation rate as of May/June 2010. Asking for help on the main Iceland page seemed a better idea then requesting help finding reputable sources on the individual pages. --Anonymous User, Who has yet to make an account.

Iceland the country vs. Iceland the island

The geography section of this article begins

Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly south of the Arctic Circle, which passes through the small island of Grímsey off Iceland's northern coast.

This says that Grimsey is both in Iceland (hence most of Iceland is below the Arctic Circle) and off the coast of Iceland. I think the wording (both in the geography section and in the lede) needs to distinguish between Iceland in the sense of the country and Iceland in the sense of the main island. This is important because the question "Is Iceland partly in the Arctic?" has an affirmative answer for the country but a negative answer for the main island. Note also that, while the lede of this article Iceland defines Iceland as the country (Iceland...is a Nordic and European island country), the lede of the article Geography of Iceland defines Iceland as the island (Iceland is a medium-sized island....). I think both these quotes should be augmented to recognize an alternative usage of "Iceland".Duoduoduo (talk) 17:43, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Good point - go ahead. It will be hard not to make it slightly awkward, but that's better than confusing/misleading.- DavidWBrooks (talk) 21:24, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

the Revolution?

Iceland is undergoing a revolution why isn't there anything here regarding the subject? I'd say its rather important as they are rewriting the constitution. A simple "See kitchenware revolution" doesn't quite cut it IMO. We should integrate the general facts surrounding what's going on without going in dept. Mighty.Yggdrasil (talk) 06:48, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

"described as the Republic of Iceland" - where? when? by whom?

I've put a 'citation needed' against the text is also described as the Republic of Iceland, because there is nothing in the text to support this statement nor anything about it in the Names of Iceland article. The article says that, in 1944, Iceland declared itself to be a Republic and someone has given that section the title "Republic of Iceland" without justifying it. Was there a law that put the declaration into effect that used the words [in Icelandic, obviously] 'The Republic of Iceland' or did it merely say 'Iceland is a republic'. What I have in mind here is something analogous to the Republic of Ireland Act 1948.

So who uses that term to describe Iceland? where? when? why? with what authority?--Red King (talk) 17:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

I've added the refs here. See also notes aa and ab in the info box (at the bottom of it) and refs 7 and 8 (referenced after the first word of the article. StephenHudson (talk) 08:20, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

Ta. I hadn't noticed note AA, which clears it up. All this arose because an anon IP deleted 'Republic of' from the 'conventional long form' in the infobox and I couldn't find any evidence that she/he was wrong in law. I also found the Constitution of Iceland (at http://www.government.is/constitution/ ) which merely says that "Iceland is a republic". So the anon IP is right and the external sources are wrong, although verifiable. --Red King (talk) 14:26, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Biodiversity

In the late 12th-century Íslendingabók, Ari the Wise described it as "forested from mountain to sea shore", but does this mean that it was covered by woodland? In the middle ages, "forest" could mean land unsuitable for agriculture or an area set aside for hunting. Although forests were often wooded (and so unsuitable for agriculture or good habitat for wild animals to be hunted) they could equally be mountain or moorland - the word forest didn't mean woodland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nasty swimmer (talk • contribs) 22:48, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

What probably covered the coastal areas of Iceland at that time was birch shrubbery. Any place where there is no major erosion and no sheep, that's what eventually grows. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.102.19.70 (talk) 10:05, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

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