Project about a landscape- Iceland
-Location:
This place is located in Iceland. It's a Nordic Island Country, located in the northwest of Europe, in the Atlantic sea.
-Climate:
Glaciar Eyjafjallajökull |
The climate is known as subpolar oceanic. It has got cool and brief summers,and soft winters, with temperatures that don't raise more than -3ºC. The warm North Atlantic Current ensures generally higher annual temperatures than in most places of similar latitude in the world.
-Vegetation:
Approximately three quarters of the island are barren of vegetation; plant life consists mainly of grassland, which is regularly grazed by livestock. The most common tree is the northern birch, which formed forests over much of Iceland, along with aspens,common junipers and other smaller trees.Juniper |
Northern birch |
Aspens
-Fauna:
The animals of Iceland include the Icelandic sheep, cattle, chickens, goats, the sturdy Icelandic horse, and the Icelandic Sheepdog.Wild mammals include the Arctic fox, mink, mice, rats, rabbits and reindeer. Many species of fish live in the ocean waters surrounding Iceland.Icelandic Sheepdog |
Icelandic horse |
Mink |
Artic Fox |