"John Gilmer" wrote in message ...
"Sigvaldi Eggertsson" wrote in message
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Climate changes. There's a reason that Greenland got called
Greenland and Iceland got called Iceland.


Yes, I´m sure there´s a reason but the name Iceland has got nothing to do
with ice.

You have it backwards.

No i do not.

Iceland is properly named. Were it not for geothermal sources, there could
be no permanent settlements.

Iceland is warmed up by the Gulf stream and enjoys a maritime temperate climate.
Half of the USA and all Canada has colder winters than Iceland does.
The geothermal sources have got nothing to do with the settlement,
(the settlers could only harness a very small part of it).

Greenland was given than name to encourage folks to move there.

According to the sagas.