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Iceland is a small country of about 40,000 square miles and is a young landmass. Iceland’s arts consist of contemporary, abstract, and figure art. Some popular cuisine of Iceland are lamb, dairy, and fish. =** Geography **=

I celand is an island of about 40,000 square miles. It is about the same size as Hungary, Portugal, Kentucky, and Virginia. Its coastline is about 4,970 kilometers. It is located near the Arctic Circle and is between Greenland and Norway. Its highest point is Hvannadalshnjukur and it it 6852 feet over sea level. Vatnajokull is the largest glacier in europe and eleven percent of the country is covered by glaciers. Its terrain has plateaus, mountain peaks, volcanos, and fertile lowlands. Its weather is mild, coastal. It is also one of the youngest landmasses in the world. It was created by a large volcano in the Mid-Atlantic ridge. It happened where the Eurasian and American tectonic plates meet and the country is growing five centimeters a year.

Arts
Iceland’s contemporary art is a strong element of Icelandic culture. Iceland has participated in the Venice Biennial and participation has been increasing. Abstract art has been very popular in Iceland since the mid-twentieth century. Artist Svavar Guinason and Nina Tryggvadottir are some abstract artists in Iceland. Many of these painters paint from life. Einar Hakonarson’s show in 1968 brought back figure into Icelandic painting. It used to be mainly abstract art for many years. The figure of landscape has been a main thing painted in Icelandic art for many years. In 2007, the exhibit “Alas Nature” was an exhibit described as “aims to examine nature in a different light and from a different angle from what is generally accepted”.

Food
Iceland’s food has a lon g history. Popul ar cuisine of Iceland are lamb, dairy, and fish. Some popular foods in Iceland are skyr, hangikjot, kleinur, laufabraud and bollur. hangikjot is smoked lamb. Chefs usually use quality ingredients rather than age old cooking traditions. Most restraunts in Iceland specialize in seafood and compete in the annual Food and Fun chef’s competition. A traditional buffet that is served at midwinter festivals called Porrablot is a Parameter. The buffet usually contains meat and fish products served with dense dark and sweet rye bread, rugbrauo. It is also served with brennivin, an Icelandic akvavit.