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Where has Alex been? Part 1

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Where has Alex been? Part 1

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What has Alex been up to in the last weeks? Tune in and find out.

Which country did I travel to first?

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Where did Alex go?

Iceland 🇮🇸

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Iceland is one of the most sparsely populated countries on earth. How many people do you think live in Iceland?

Iceland’s population is about 300,000 people, so about 1/27th the population of New York City.

Like many sparsely populated countries, most of Iceland’s people reside in cities: Reykjavik houses roughly 1/3 of the country’s population.

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What do you think the average temperature in Iceland is in the summer?

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Do you think it rains a lot in Iceland?

The Icelandic weather is consistently inconsistent, but rain is to be expected at any time, in some form. You can have periods when there are rain or showers every day for weeks, or you can have periods with almost no rain for weeks.

Waterfalls

🇮🇸 'Foss' is the Icelandic word for waterfall.

Seljalandsfoss

Gullfoss

gull = gold in Icelandic

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How many waterfalls does Iceland have?

Strokkur Geyser

→ A geyser is a rare kind of hot spring that is under pressure and erupts, sending jets of water and steam into the air.

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Have you seen a geyser live?

Fun fact: The word “geyser” comes from Old Norse, when it was spelled “geysa” and means to rush or gush forth.

Tectonic plates Iceland

Iceland sits on the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. It is the only place in the world where you can see those two tectonic plates and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above ground.

Þingvellir National Park is probably the best-known place to see the tectonic plates. When you stand in Almannagjá, you are standing between the two continents! And if that wasn’t enough, you can go snorkelling in Silfra between the tectonic plates!

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How much are the tectonic plates drifting apart each year? What do you think?

There are more than 30 active volcanic regions scattered across the island.

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Would you like to see lava up close?

Tectonic plates Iceland

Iceland sits on the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. It is the only place in the world where you can see those two tectonic plates and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above ground.

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Would you like to see lava up close?

Do you know what these birds are called?

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They are called ____.

🇮🇸 Puffins are small seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil.

There are three species and in Iceland you will only see the Atlantic Puffin.

Fun fact to end the stream with: THERE’S NO MCDONALD’S 😱

The last cheeseburger sold in Iceland is still on display as a museum exhibit. Visitors to the National Museum in Iceland can see the meal, dating back to 2009, encased in glass.

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Which country did I travel to first?

Iceland 🇮🇸

Ask me a question in the chat!

Iceland’s population is about 300,000 people, so about 1/27th the population of New York City.

The Icelandic weather is consistently inconsistent, but rain is to be expected at any time, in some form. You can have periods when there are rain or showers every day for weeks, or you can have periods with almost no rain for weeks.

Waterfalls

Seljalandsfoss

Gullfoss

Strokkur Geyser

Fun fact: The word “geyser” comes from Old Norse, when it was spelled “geysa” and means to rush or gush forth.

Tectonic plates Iceland

Þingvellir National Park is probably the best-known place to see the tectonic plates. When you stand in Almannagjá, you are standing between the two continents! And if that wasn’t enough, you can go snorkelling in Silfra between the tectonic plates!

There are more than 30 active volcanic regions scattered across the island.

Tectonic plates Iceland

Do you know what these birds are called?

🇮🇸 Puffins are small seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil.

Fun fact to end the stream with: THERE’S NO MCDONALD’S 😱

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