2006-06-15 16:26:39 · 11 answers · asked by partygurl_1902 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Iceland is not really green. It has lots of areas where ice will not accumulate based on volcanic and geiser activity in those.
2006-06-16 00:58:01 · answer #1 · answered by mbszoychen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vikings called it Iceland because they didn't want people to move there; but they wanted people to move to Greenland, so they could colonize it.
2006-06-16 00:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Vikings wanted everyone else to go to the better sounding place while they hogged the best place.
2006-06-15 16:30:24 · answer #3 · answered by MrTayL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the Norse people wanted to trick people into staying away from Iceland - they wanted it all to themselves.
2006-06-15 16:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by wise guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somebody screwed up when they printed the 1st set of maps and they never told anyone to correct it
2006-06-15 16:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by ansleygarcia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess b/c the poeple who named them got them confused.
2006-06-15 16:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by *Tiffani* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it was named the opposites to confuse vikings and others
2006-06-15 16:30:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they name them so they could confuse the Vikings
2006-06-15 16:33:02 · answer #8 · answered by ~Genie~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason that natives in the us are called indians.
europeans are really confused people.
2006-06-16 18:54:18 · answer #9 · answered by akg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways.
2006-06-15 16:35:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋