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With a population on a par with a midsize American city and a gross domestic product of around $10.3 billion, or just below that of Rwanda, Iceland would not seem to be on the radar screen of many financial experts. But analysts from Merrill Lynch, Danske Bank, Fitch, Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service and many economists have weighed in with concern. Others say fears of an Icelandic meltdown are overblown.
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A lake near Akureyri in the North of Iceland, Mývatn has an unearthly appearance owing to special types of volcanic craters throughout the lake. There are plenty of activites to do in this area: Smajfall (desert where sulfuric steam comes out of the ground) and Dimmuborgir (aka The Black City aka The Gates of Hell).
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Iceland's DeCode Genetics has launched a closely watched Phase III trial of DG031 to prevent heart attacks. The company will track the results of 3,400 African-American subjects who have a genetic variant linked to heart attacks. Report
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Iceland's temperature averages 31° F in January and 52° F in July, although the interior is significantly colder than coastal areas. Precipitation varies from 15 to 20 inches on the north coast to more than 150 inches in the mountainous central areas.
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In Summer the days in Iceland are never ending and Winter you will see the famous Northern Lights. Iceland is a safe place to take your family as crime is almost non existent.
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The most dangerous animal found in Iceland is the lesser known killer puffin (lat: puffinus killerus , e. Puff Diddy). Has no known natural enemies and feeds off whales, sheep and cured shark meat. Has been known to attack American male tourists (lat: touristus ignoramus americanus) looking for Icelandic females.
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