36 questions about correct usage of various expressions. Two passages about Iceland and National Geographic holiday. Questions about completing sentences and speaking practice
Iceland's population is 352,265 as of December 2024. Population increased by 2,449 people in 2024. Population density is 3.4 people per square kilometer
Sagas are prose stories and histories written in Iceland and Scandinavia. Term "saga" comes from Old Norse meaning "what is said" or "structured narrative". Most sagas were composed in Old Norse, unlike medieval European Latin texts
Icelandic crime TV series premiered in 2017. Produced by Sagafilm, based on anonymous writer's books. Second season premiered in Iceland in 2021. Show cancelled for third season in April 2024
Black sand can be heavy, glossy, or contain magnetite from placer deposits. Volcanic black sand consists of tiny basalt fragments. Black sand can form on other beaches after storms. Lava cooling rapidly creates black sand beaches overnight
Hekla is a 1,491m high stratovolcano in south Iceland. Located on 40km long volcanic ridge with Heklugjá fissure. Contains unusual magma reservoir with depth over 10km. Produces calc-alkaline lavas with SiO2 content over 54%