The real Iceland is not cold, winter -2 is full of hot springs, and its name comes from a lie.

Most areas in China are in warm temperate zone, middle temperate zone and subtropical zone, and only a few areas are in cold temperate zone and tropical zone, so our concepts of too hot and too cold are vague.

What you imagine is bound to be exaggerated. For example, Mohe, the northernmost part of our country, is only 53.5 degrees north latitude. What if we go deep into Siberia, north of 60 degrees north latitude? How cold should it be? What about Iceland, which is also located at 60 degrees north latitude in the world? Its north shore is next to the Arctic Circle. How cold should it be? Even if latitude and temperature are not considered, it is cold enough to listen to the name. Iceland, how can you stand so much ice?

From this perspective, the original scam really worked. No matter how many years have passed, people in the distance will be discouraged from hearing this name. Regardless of this scam, let's take a look at what Iceland is like.

This island is in the northwest corner of the Atlantic Ocean, which is really far from the European continent. It can be said that it is in the middle of nowhere. Iceland is only 300 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, which is the distance from Nanjing to Shanghai, so there must be huge glaciers on the island. There is a joke about Iceland's environment that is particularly apt. It is said that there is only one tree on the island, because all the other trees are frozen to death.

However, the fact is that Iceland's glaciers only cover the northeast, accounting for only one-fifth of the island's area, and most other areas are full of greenery. The reason is also very simple. Influenced by the North Atlantic Ocean current and because it is an island without shelter, most parts of Iceland, such as Britain, France, Germany and Spain, have a temperate maritime climate.

Although the difference in the length of day and night is inevitable due to latitude, there is basically no night in the extreme day period of 6783 months. However, its climate is definitely not as cold as expected. Summer is usually between 7 and 20 degrees. Even in winter, the average annual temperature is only MINUS 2 degrees. It is really incredible that an island near the Arctic Circle can have such a temperature suitable for human survival, or it really makes people feel the favor of the North Atlantic warm current.

The most important thing is that the island is full of hot springs. I haven't studied them. I don't know why many places with ice and snow have hot springs, such as Changbai Mountain in our country and Hokkaido in Japan.

Iceland's hot spring heat source is particularly deep, so the temperature is higher, and the temperature difference with the surface is greater, bringing geothermal energy. According to statistics, Iceland's geothermal energy can generate electricity equivalent to 30,000 nuclear reactors. Geothermal resources are abundant, and the utilization rate is high, which saves the Icelandic people a lot of money that should have been spent on oil. Although Iceland has a small population, it can save hundreds of millions of dollars every year according to statistics. Moreover, geothermal energy belongs to clean energy, which makes Iceland the most promising country to use clean energy completely.

Ok, finally, the scam mentioned at the beginning. It is said that Iceland and Greenland further west were discovered by Norwegians, and our translation of Iceland is literal. It is a combination of the terms "ice" and "island". If you translate Greenland literally, it should be called Green Island. Obviously, this island with 80% ice cover is not suitable for this name, so we transliterate it in Chinese, namely Greenland.

When the Norwegians discovered Iceland in 870 AD, the navigators found that there was such a green paradise so far away from home, and they decided to settle here. But they are afraid that outsiders will know that there will be many opportunities here, so they specially named it "Frozen Island" and named Greenland, which is really covered with ice, "Green Island".