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title: "Why is Iceland not called Greenland?"  
description: "A brief explanation of why Iceland is not called Greenland"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-14  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3219/why-is-iceland-not-called-greenland  
category: "country"  
tags: ["Greenland", "Iceland", "education", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is Iceland not called Greenland?

![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/a6b3ceba-e693-450c-9be2-a474df6cfe97.jpeg) ![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/1d454b39-1bac-45c6-9274-7a9398a6fe46.jpeg) The Norse people landed in Iceland in the 9th century. ![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/00ded990-4461-4a63-8c39-9cc3ebd7387a.jpeg) They landed in Iceland, finding snow and ice-covered country, establishing and named it "Ísland” which means "Iceland" in Old Norse. ![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/e829aeb8-e755-4040-9bb4-f3a74c65e6af.jpeg) On the other hand, it is not completely covered in ice and has a surprisingly diverse landscape, including green pastures, volcanoes, and glaciers. ![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/db9010cb-8a12-4872-9df7-cf4ef803d2c9.jpeg) Different people called the island at various times, hence the names were picked based on the situation of the island at the time of naming. ![Why is Iceland not called Greenland](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/98fb2eb4-ec0b-45e7-acb1-8cdfc4420694/images/6c7c8d84-9dfc-464b-a590-b83f8275289f.jpeg) Fast forward to today, Iceland is well-known as a popular tourist destination in the world.

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