Island (vgl. mhd. îs und isl. ís – Eis) ist mit rund 103.000 km² (Landfläche: 100.250 km², Wasserfläche: 2.750 km², mit Fischereizone 758.000 km²) – nach dem Vereinigten Königreich – der flächenmäßig zweitgrößte Inselstaat Europas. Die Hauptinsel ist die größte Vulkaninsel der Erde und befindet sich knapp südlich des nördlichen Polarkreises. Island ist Mitglied der EFTA, des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums und Gründungsmitglied der NATO.

1. WEITERLEITUNG Island

Eine Insel ist eine in einem Meer oder Binnengewässer liegende, auch bei Hochwasser über den Wasserspiegel hinausragende Landmasse, die vollständig von Wasser umgeben, jedoch kein Kontinent ist.

ISLAND (previously IYLO) is a residential skyscraper under construction in the London Borough of Croydon, London, with an expected completion date in 2015. The slogan used by the clients Phoenix Logistics and E3 Property International is Inspiration For Life. The building, once finished, will feature 20 floors of apartments and a roof height of . The tower is elliptical in plan comprising two equal halves which 'slide' past one another. The architects of the building are Darling Associates Architecture, with a number of other firms working on IYLO including Phoenix Logistics Limited, E3 Property International Ltd., Lancsville Construction Ltd., Jones Lang LaSalle, Matthew Consultants, Macfarlane Wilder, Scott Wilson, Scott Wilson, Cole Jarman Associates, dp9 and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. The tower is part of the Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan for Croydon to add to its goal of being London's Third City.

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, or a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, e.g. the Philippines.

Iceland (; ), also called the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. It has a population of and an area of , making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate.