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Icelandic Geographic (http://www.icelandicgeographic.is/archives.html)
"Icelandic Geographic seeks to portray in an informative manner the most interesting and unique aspects of Iceland, and the interplay of man and nature."
Icelandic Institute of Natural History/Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands (http://www.ni.is)
"The Institute conducts basic and applied research on the nature of Iceland in the fields of botany, geology and zoology with emphasis in biology on taxonomy and ecology." In Icelandic and English.
Iceland Volcanoes and Volcanics (http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Iceland/framework.html)
Maintained by the U.S. Geological Society.
NationMaster (http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ic-iceland/geo-geography)
Provides statistical geographic information.
Volcanoes in the Icelandic Region
(http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc%5Fimages/europe%5Fwest%5Fasia/iceland%5Fregion.html)
Maintained by the University of North Dakota. This web site provides links to narratives regarding volcanoes - and hot springs - that have erupted (or lie dormant) in the Icelandic region.
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