Geographically speaking, is Iceland part of Europe or North America? Or is it not part of any continent?
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Part of Europe!
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Europe
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Neither, Geographically speaking Iceland is an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean slightly closer in proximity to mainland Europe than mainland North America. Its designation as European arises from it's closer historical, cultural, economic, religious, social, and political resemblance to Northern Europe and from Europe's hazy boundaries (Europe's geographically arbitrary borders essentially arise from complex political, cultural, historical, religious, social, and economic distinctions from it's neighbors within a legitimate geographical entity, Eurasia). By way of analogy, to say that Iceland is geographically part of Europe would be similar to saying that Hawaii is geographically part of North America - it's not! In no way, shape, or form is Hawaii even closely geogrsphically connected to North America, and all the political, economic, historical, and cultural ties in the world will never make it GEOGRAPHICALLY connected to the Americas, plain and simple.
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According to the CIA World Fact Book it is a part of Europe. The collapse of the financial system even led to a major shift in opinion in favour of joining the EU and adopting the Euro.
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Geographically (and historically and politically) it is part of the continent of Europe.
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Iceland, an island not on Europe's continental shelf. Take a look at the deep crease right above the UK and to the west of Scandinavia. Another definition by which Iceland is not geographically a part of Europe
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Geologically, Iceland is on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the ocean floor is spreading out and pushing Europe and America apart. That is which is so volcanic. This means that is neither part of Europe nor North America.
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I thought it was part of Europe but I see some well thought out answers on here that say no. I am going to see what I can find and be back. One thing I do not have to look up. It is NOT part of North America for certain.
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