Jónsson, Á (English spelling) JonssonA

Japanese: Jónsson,Á(英語表記)JonssonA
Jónsson, Á (English spelling) JonssonA

…Official name = Republic of Iceland Lýðveldið ÍslandArea = 103,106 km2Population (1996) = 270,292Capital = Reykjavík (Time difference with Japan = -9 hours)Main language = IcelandicCurrency = KrónaA republic in the northern Atlantic Ocean. A volcanic island whose northern side borders the Arctic Circle, its area is 1.24 times that of Hokkaido.
[Nature]
The island is a rare above-sea manifestation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the Median Tectonic Zone is home to many lava-producing fissures (gjá), volcanoes, fumaroles, hot springs, and earthquakes. The land on the east and west sides of this border is moving away from each other by an average of 1 cm per year, making it a model site for the theory of ocean-floor spreading.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Jónsson, Á" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…正式名称=アイスランド共和国Lýðveldið Ísland面積=10万3106km2人口(1996)=27万0292人首都=レイキャビークReykjavík(日本との時差=-9時間)主要言語=アイスランド語通貨=クロウナKróna大西洋北部にある共和国。北側が北極圏に接する火山島で,面積は北海道の1.24倍である。
[自然]
 島は大西洋中央海嶺が珍しく海面上に現れたもので,中央構造帯には溶岩を出す割れ目(ギャウgjá),火山,噴気,温泉,地震などが多く,これを境に東・西の土地は年平均約1cmずつ離れており,海洋底拡大説の標式地である。…

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