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xkcd #2874: Iceland (imgs.xkcd.com)
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https://xkcd.com/2874

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The HVAC bill for installing the Gulf Stream was enormous.

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[–] muix 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is truly amazing.

We also have flourishing kelp forests for phycologists.

The Icelandic Highlands is one of the few deserts in Europe.

For the ornithologists, there are birds that nest in Iceland which are quite rare in the rest of the world.

I could keep going. And all that on an island that you can drive around in about 16 hours.

[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

And actual reindeer

[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Slartibartfast got an award for the fjords. All those fiddly bits.

[–] thorcik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't panic!

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

https://explainxkcd.com/2874

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also called it "Iceland" in an attempt to please no one.

[–] modeler@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

And Greenland is less green and more icy than Iceland

[–] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

And for some reason some software developers decided to base their MMORPG company there.