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Iceland is a young, volcanically active basalt island that is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and lies between 63° 23′ N, and 66° 33′ N. It is about 103,100 km2 in area and has about 2,000 km of very varied coastline, which is affected by mean spring tidal ranges of about 1.5 to 4.0 m. Since Iceland lies close to the Polar Front, it is often affected by cyclones, and windy conditions are common and variable, both in strength and direction.
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Dugmore, A.J., Ball, N.M. (1988). Iceland. In: Walker, H.J. (eds) Artificial Structures and Shorelines. The GeoJournal Library, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2999-9_3
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