Icelandic in 90 Days
Day 79 - Geography Terms
Vocabulary of the Day
Heimsálfa
(continent)
borg
(city)
Haf
(ocean)
Fjall
(mountain)
Hæð
(hill)
dalur
(valley)
Á
(river)
land
(country)
sjór
(sea)
Flói
(bay)
Eyðimörk
(desert)
strönd
(beach)
Lengdargráða
(longitude)
mýri
(marsh)
skógur
(forest)
Eyja
(island)
Klif
(cliff)
Vatnsoás
(oasis)
frumskógur
(jungle)
Vatn
(lake)
Skagi
(peninsula)
flóðasvæði
(delta)
jökull
(glacier)
Flói
(gulf)
Breiddargráða
(latitude)
uppspretta
(source)
Ármót
(tributary)
Foss
(waterfall)
Rif
(reef)
Savanna á íslensku er: savanna
(savanna)
Sund
(strait)
Eldfjall
(volcano)
Kóralleyjar
(atoll)
Fjörður
(fjord)
eiði
(isthmus)
Lón
(lagoon)
Eyjaklasa
(archipelago)
Nes
(cape)
Gljúfur
(canyon)
Háslétta
(plateau)
Jökulísjaki
(iceberg)
Sanddyngja
(dune)
áttaviti
(compass)
túndra
(tundra)
kort
(map)
hvelft
(hemisphere)
Landfræði
(topography)
Loftslag
(climate)
Tindur
(peak)
slétta
(plain)
baugur
(equator)
Fjallgarður
(range)
Hæð yfir sjávarmáli
(elevation)
aðalbaugur
(prime meridian)
landsvæði
(region)