Icelandia

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proper noun

A sunken microcontinent located in the middle of the North Atlantic, pinned in place by the Iceland Hotspot, stretching between Greenland and Scandinavia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A sunken microcontinent located in the middle of the North Atlantic, pinned in place by the Iceland Hotspot, stretching between Greenland and Scandinavia.

Origin

Iceland + -ia. From having Iceland lie atop this microcontinent.

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Cite this entry
APA

Icelandia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandia

MLA

“Icelandia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Icelandia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icelandia.

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