ICELAND By Anna Lee

6 Fun Facts About Iceland 1. Around 11% of Iceland is covered in glacial ice.

2. Iceland is home to around 200 volcanoes and it has a third of all lava flows found on Earth. 10% of the total land is covered by either cooled lava beds or glaciers.

3. The first people to live on Iceland are thought to have been Irish monks around the year AD 800. In the 9th century, Norsemen arrived in Iceland.

4. The capital city of Iceland is Reykjavík which is the most northern capital city in the world. The city was founded by a Norse chieftain, Ingólfur Arnarson in AD874.

5. Some Icelandic people still believe in elves, trolls, and other mythical characters.

6. The currency of Iceland is the Icelandic króna