*puts geek glasses on* Pardon me, sir/miss for interrupting, but I can answer your question. Iceland, and the island Greenland as well, are deliberately misleading. When the Vikings were exploring the western oceans, they came upon both of those islands. To keep Iceland, a beautiful island, to themselves, they called it Iceland to give the idea that it was nothing but a frozen wasteland. The opposite is true for Greenland; it is a frozen wasteland, but it was called Greenland to falsely lead eager explorers and settlers there. There's more to it, but that's all I'm sure of.
Greenland and Iceland: the oldest marketing ploy in history!
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Date: 2004-06-23 08:11 am (UTC)Greenland and Iceland: the oldest marketing ploy in history!