Europe
Iceland
Everything you need to know about Iceland for geography games and satellite imagery — capital, population, time zone, and how to recognise it from above.
Quick facts
Where is Iceland?
Satellite view centred on Reykjavík (65.0°, -18.0°).
How to spot Iceland from satellite imagery
Iceland combines broad ice caps, sparsely vegetated interior terrain, and a deeply indented coastline in the northwest and east. In a regional overview, Vatnajökull is a large bright feature in the southeast. Snow cover elsewhere changes with the season, so distinguish a persistent ice cap from temporary snow.
Compare the Westfjords with the south coast. The contrast between branching inlets and the more continuous southern shoreline is visible at a wide scale.
Read the full satellite guideCan you find Iceland from above?
Play satellite-imagery rounds from Iceland on a 3D globe.
Themed Iceland modes
Restrict the location pool to Iceland and pick a theme — volcanoes, capitals, coastlines. Smaller pool, sharper learning curve.