
Map of Iceland Cities and Physical Geography
Physical Map of Iceland About the Map: Designed by a Geographer and GIS Scientist Geographical Data: Our Iceland Wall Map was created using a combination of data including: satellite imagery, elevation, hydrology, and administration data. The map is developed entirely using precision measurements and GIS software. Special Map Features: Volcanoes: Active and Dormant Major Glaciers and Ice Fields: Labeled National Parks: Labeled Major Points of Interests: Labeled Major Airport: Labeled Detailed Cities, Major Roads, Rivers, and Lakes (not all are labeled) Beautiful Cartographic Effect around the coastlines (rippled water) Detailed Oceanography around the island to visualize the interesting continental shelf and trench formations. We use the USGS LandSat satellite to visualize the landscape on land and NOAA's bathymetry data to visualize the elevation and topography of the sea floor. The famous Space Shuttle Radiometric Topographic Mission, SRTM Data, is used to gather the el