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Considering Iceland's strategic position, which had also been noted in WW2, meant the Soviets had to invade the base air at Keflavík and secure the island, but would still face the risk of a counterstrike by the UK's Royal Navy, until the U.S. Marines could arrived and joined the battle along side the small American garrison force. The volcanic Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the English word is for the geological entity derived; and thus widespread availability of geothermal power. There are rivers and waterfalls that can be for hydroelectricity.

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rdfs:label	Soviet invasion of Iceland
rdfs:comment	Considering Iceland's strategic position, which had also been noted in WW2, meant the Soviets had to invade the base air at Keflavík and secure the island, but would still face the risk of a counterstrike by the UK's Royal Navy, until the U.S. Marines could arrived and joined the battle along side the small American garrison force. The volcanic Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the English word is for the geological entity derived; and thus widespread availability of geothermal power. There are rivers and waterfalls that can be for hydroelectricity.
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abstract	Considering Iceland's strategic position, which had also been noted in WW2, meant the Soviets had to invade the base air at Keflavík and secure the island, but would still face the risk of a counterstrike by the UK's Royal Navy, until the U.S. Marines could arrived and joined the battle along side the small American garrison force. The volcanic Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the English word is for the geological entity derived; and thus widespread availability of geothermal power. There are rivers and waterfalls that can be for hydroelectricity. The sub-polar oceanic climate of Iceland varies between different parts of the island and it's glaciers with, the south coast be warmer, wetter and windier than the north, the Central Highlands and the glaciers are the coldest part of the country and Low-lying inland areas in the north are the most arid. Snowfall in winter is more common in the north than the south, but less in the centre zone. The additional warmth of the North Atlantic Current ensures generally higher annual temperatures than in most places of similar latitude in the rest of the world.

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