Iceland is divided into sixteen provinces, and is built on a base whose acid lava eruptions dating back to early tertiary. Near the coast can still be found in active volcanic cones, like the Helka. The geyser thermal springs are very common and in most cases are being used industrially.

Climate:
Near the Arctic Circle, the country is influenced by some of the arctic and the other flows from the warm Gulf. The presence of the former is manifested especially in the climate of the northern part with a thermal regime quite cold, with negative values for six or seven months. The southern part of country, under the influence of warm Atlantic winds, has Nuances Ocean. During the winter the temperatures remain relatively high in general, somewhat lower than 0 degrees and during summer vary between 10 º and 11 º. The temperature in Reykjavik in January was about 0’6 around the fifth. The rains are very frequent in the capital area around 870 mm.

What to bring?
If you are going to visit Reykjavik during any time of year, as you’ve noticed, however it is summer, the summer temperatures are not too high. So do not forget to bring clothing, because they retain the warmth of your body, wool scarves, and gloves, shoes and of course a tough, that apart from cold resist is also capable of withstand the heavy rains. And do not forget to wear your bag in a lip balm and one for the hands and face.

When visiting Reykjavik?
Obviously, if you want to make a pleasure trip, which undoubtedly will not want helarte cold, so the best you can do is to visit Iceland during the summer months, when the cold becomes more bearable. Plus you’ll see the sunlight, because as you know in Iceland for six months is six months of night and day. So if you want to enjoy some really amazing scenery, not only for beauty but for what they virgin, when visiting this capital, as they say, «have left the tunnel.» Tundra soils occupy the entire interior of the island and the north coasts, just on the south coast are rich in humus soil and crops with forests and meadows, and peat in the bottom of the valleys.

Your People:
Iceland has the highest birth rate in Europe, and the lowest mortality rate in the continent, child mortality is rather low levels. The country is virtually uninhabited, except for population centers, such as Reykjavik.

Its population density is the lowest in Europe. But the density is still artificial, because only in Reykjavik reached a density of 55.9 inhabitants per square km. The remaining provinces barely a density of one inhabitant per square km.

Your Food:
Reykjavik’s cuisine is based mainly on agriculture, fishing and sheep farming. Agriculture is oriented towards the cultivation of potatoes, so you will find delicious dishes cooked with potatoes, although Iceland also has a variety of vegetables which are grown in greenhouses in the millions all over the island. The meat you can eat in Reykjavik is basically sheep, but the real strength of this fish is its capital, the more you cannot find fresh, cooked all ways, but especially oil, cod and herring are the delight of Tourists visiting Iceland.

Good travel to Iceland!