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... Iceland , Greenland , the Faeroes , Shetlands , Orkneys , Hebrides , and the Isle of Man , as well as parts of Ireland , Scotland , England , France ( Normandy ) , and Russia . Scandinavian languages later disappeared in all these ...
... Iceland , Greenland , the Faeroes , Shetlands , Orkneys , Hebrides , and the Isle of Man , as well as parts of Ireland , Scotland , England , France ( Normandy ) , and Russia . Scandinavian languages later disappeared in all these ...
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... Iceland , some of these verses originated else- where , some in Norway and a few in Denmark and Sweden . Some of them may well be older than the settle- ment of Iceland , which took place toward the end of the 9th century . The Icelanders ...
... Iceland , some of these verses originated else- where , some in Norway and a few in Denmark and Sweden . Some of them may well be older than the settle- ment of Iceland , which took place toward the end of the 9th century . The Icelanders ...
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... Iceland has about 30 active geysers , or less than 1 percent of the total number of hot springs ; and New Zealand has fewer geysers than Iceland but is famous for having had the greatest one in the world , the Waimangu Geyser , which ...
... Iceland has about 30 active geysers , or less than 1 percent of the total number of hot springs ; and New Zealand has fewer geysers than Iceland but is famous for having had the greatest one in the world , the Waimangu Geyser , which ...
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