Relative Location and Size

Relative Location

Iceland’s relative location is near the North Atlantic Ocean, the Denmark Strait, and Greenland. Iceland is the farthest west country in all of Europe. Its absolute location is 64.6931 degrees north latitude, and 19.0208 degrees west longitude.

The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik, and it’s the farthest north capital in the world. An important place is the Stokkur Geyser.

Size

The area of Iceland is 39,769 square miles. It’s bigger than Denmark, but smaller than Greenland. Iceland is a little smaller than the state of Kentucky.