Icelandic in 90 Days

Day 79 - Geography Terms

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Vocabulary of the Day

Heimsálfa

(continent)

land

(country)

borg

(city)

Haf

(ocean)

sjór

(sea)

Á

(river)

Fjall

(mountain)

Hæð

(hill)

dalur

(valley)

Eyðimörk

(desert)

skógur

(forest)

frumskógur

(jungle)

Vatn

(lake)

Eyja

(island)

Skagi

(peninsula)

Flói

(bay)

strönd

(beach)

Klif

(cliff)

flóðasvæði

(delta)

jökull

(glacier)

Flói

(gulf)

Breiddargráða

(latitude)

Lengdargráða

(longitude)

mýri

(marsh)

Vatnsoás

(oasis)

Háslétta

(plateau)

Rif

(reef)

Savanna á íslensku er: savanna

(savanna)

uppspretta

(source)

Sund

(strait)

Ármót

(tributary)

Eldfjall

(volcano)

Foss

(waterfall)

Gljúfur

(canyon)

Eyjaklasa

(archipelago)

Kóralleyjar

(atoll)

Nes

(cape)

Sanddyngja

(dune)

Fjörður

(fjord)

Jökulísjaki

(iceberg)

eiði

(isthmus)

Lón

(lagoon)

Tindur

(peak)

slétta

(plain)

Fjallgarður

(range)

túndra

(tundra)

kort

(map)

áttaviti

(compass)

Hæð yfir sjávarmáli

(elevation)

hvelft

(hemisphere)

baugur

(equator)

aðalbaugur

(prime meridian)

Landfræði

(topography)

Loftslag

(climate)

landsvæði

(region)

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