The international geography . 90. 1^,289 143 1900. 2,449,540 160 378,2r, 40,138 ANNUAL TRADE OF DENMARK {in founds sterling). Average 1871-75. 1881-85. 1891-95. Imports 6,000,000 .. ,000 .. 18,800,000 Exports 4,700,000 .. 10,000,000 .. 14,100,000 STANDARD BOOKS. Both. Kongeriget Danmark. 2 vols. Copenhagen, 1882-85. H. Weitemayer. Danemark, Geschichte und Beschreibung, and English , 1891. 16 212 The International Geograpny III—ICELAND By Dr. Thorvald Thoroddsen/ Position and Surface.—Iceland is a large island in
The international geography . 90. 1^,289 143 1900. 2,449,540 160 378,2r, 40,138 ANNUAL TRADE OF DENMARK {in founds sterling). Average 1871-75. 1881-85. 1891-95. Imports 6,000,000 .. ,000 .. 18,800,000 Exports 4,700,000 .. 10,000,000 .. 14,100,000 STANDARD BOOKS. Both. Kongeriget Danmark. 2 vols. Copenhagen, 1882-85. H. Weitemayer. Danemark, Geschichte und Beschreibung, and English , 1891. 16 212 The International Geograpny III—ICELAND By Dr. Thorvald Thoroddsen/ Position and Surface.—Iceland is a large island in the NorthAtlantic Ocean on the edge of the temperate zone. The arctic circletouches the most northerly points, and the south of the island lies in63!^° N. Many fjords cut their way into the steep coast on the west,north, and east; but the south coast is without indentations, and closeto the sea is very low and sandy. The largest bays are in the west—Faxafloi and Breidafjordur, and north of the latter a nearly isolated. Fig. 108.—Iceland peninsula, intersected by many fjords, stretches to the north-west. Icelandis mainly composed of volcanic highlands, with an average height of about2,000 feet; lowlands are only found in the south and south-west, and formonly one-fourteenth of the whole area. They are all produced by riverdeposits silting up the heads of bays or fjords. The highlands bearseveral large snowfields, of which Vatnajokull is the largest, all producingglaciers which give rise to large rivers. The snow-level is lowest (1,300feet) in the north-west, and highest (3,500 to 4,000 feet) in the centre. » Translated from the Danish by Fru Backer-Lund. Iceland 213 The highest parts of the country are in the south-east, the highest pointin the southern ridge of Vatnajokull being Oraefajokull, which reaches6,241 feet. Most of the Icelandic rivers are short, but full of water, flow-nig strongly and broken by many waterfalls. The longest rivers (80 to100 miles) are the
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