Location of Iceland

Iceland is an island of almost 40.000 square miles, equal to that of Ohio. Iceland is the second-largest island in Europe, after Great Britain. It´s the western-most country in Europe, located high in the north Atlantic, within 5 hours flight of the east coast of the U.S.
This mid-Atlantic island is the nearest European neighbor to the U.S. In fact, Iceland is at the halfway point from the East Coast to the European continent.

Iceland´s highest peak, lies on Vatnajökull Glacier and is 6.500 ft. Iceland has the largest glaciers in Europe - in fact, 12% of the country is covered by glaciers. The coastline is dotted with more than one hundred fjords and green, fertile valleys extend from them. Iceland also has more than 10.000 waterfalls and countless hot springs.