ICELAND

 Area: 1, 03,000 sq. km

Latitude: 63˚ 25’ - 66˚32’N

Population:  279,000

Longitude: 13˚ 30’ - 24˚ 30’ W

Capital: Reykjavik.

Situation: An island situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, and close to the Arctic Circle.

REYKJAVIK (THE SMOKING BAY)

·         The world’s most northerly capital at a latitude of 60˚ 10’N

·         Country’s main port is a commercial centre with shipbuilding, textiles and fish processing industries.

DENMARK

               Area: 43,069 sq.km

               Latitude: 54˚ 34’ N - 57˚ 45’N

              Population: 5.3 million

              Longitude: 8˚ 05’ 12’w

             Capital: Copenhagen

             Situation: Denmark, situated between the North Sean and the Baltic Sea, is the smallest country of the Scandinavia,. It almost forms a land bridge between the continent of Europe and the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the peninsula of Jutland, the island of fund, Zealand and Bornholm and many smaller islands. Greenland the world’s largest island and the Faroe Islands also belong to Denmark.

COPENHAGEN

·         The capital and the largest city of Denmark, is also the largest island.

·         Known as “the key to the Baltic”, it exports dairy products and eggs.