Iceland
A volcanic island country in the North Atlantic, lying on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and North American plates pull apart, giving it many volcanoes and hot springs. Its capital is Reykjavík.
Greenland is mostly ice, yet its name means 'green land.' Around 982 the Viking Erik the Red, exiled from Iceland for murder, founded a colony and chose an appealing name to lure settlers. The fjords he settled did green in summer. Around 985, 25 ships set out; 14 arrived.
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