which european country has the most glaciers?
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Iceland has the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull glacier, that covers between 8,100-8,300 km² in area and 3,100 km³ in volume. Norway alone has more than 2500 glaciers (including very small ones) covering an estimated 1% of mainland Norway's surface area.
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There are many long, deep fjords and glaciers, including Europe's largest, Vatnajökull. Its landscape's is characterized by waterfalls, geysers, volcanoes, black sand beaches and otherworldly steaming lava fields. Iceland has very mild, coastal weather, stemming from the Gulf Stream.
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Facts about glaciers. Presently, 10 percent of land area on Earth is covered with glacial ice, including glaciers, ice caps, and the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Glacierized areas cover over 15 million square kilometers (5.8 million square miles).
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Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland are the 8 countries containing land in the Arctic Circle.
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There are 17 landlocked countries in Europe: Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Kosovo, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland and Vatican City.
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['Austria.', 'Belgium.', 'Denmark.', 'Finland.', 'France.', 'Germany.', 'Ireland.', 'Italy.']
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Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe with the population density of 8.3 people per square mile making it 10th least densely populated place on earth.
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['Ireland 97.51%', 'United Kingdom 94.45%', 'Malta 62.39%', 'Sweden 53.97%', 'Denmark 52.95%', 'Finland 45.25%', 'Cyprus 43.07%', 'Austria 40.64%']
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['Russia - 143 million. As of 2017, the population of Russia is 143,964,709 which makes it the most populated country in Europe.', 'Germany - 82 million. ... ', 'Turkey - 81 million. ... ', 'United Kingdom - 66 million. ... ', 'France - 65 million. ... ', 'Italy - 59 million. ... ', 'Spain - 46 million. ... ', 'Ukraine - 44 million. ... ']
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['Norway.', 'Switzerland.', 'Faroe Islands.', 'Andorra.', 'Jersey.', 'Guernsey.', 'Sark.', 'Herm.']
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["Switzerland. With impeccably clean streets, some of the world's best ski slopes just a train ride away, and all that cheese, it's no surprise that Switzerland made the top spot this year.", 'Singapore. ... ', 'Canada. ... ', 'Spain. ... ', 'New Zealand. ... ', 'Australia. ... ', 'Turkey. ... ', 'Germany. ... ']
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['Russia (Overall ranking: 2)', 'France (Overall ranking: 5) ... ', 'United Kingdom (Overall ranking: 6) ... ', 'Turkey (Overall ranking: 9) ... ', 'Germany (Overall ranking: 10) ... ', 'Italy (Overall ranking: 11) ... ']
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Europe has 14 landlocked countries: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Vatican City.
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['Normandy, France. ... ', 'La Mancha, Spain. ... ', 'Emilia Romagna, Italy. ... ', 'Somerset, South West England. ... ', 'Asturias, Spain. ... ', 'French Alps. ... ', 'Gruyères, Switzerland. ... ', 'Vermont, USA.']
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['Norway — 329.', 'United States — 282.', 'Germany — 228.', 'Austria — 218.', 'Soviet Union — 194.', 'Canada — 170.', 'Finland — 161.', 'Sweden — 144.']
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There are approximately 50 countries in Europe. The largest by size is Russia with 40% of the continent, and Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third most populous continent behind Asia and Africa. Its population in 2016 is estimated at 738 million, which accounts for 11% of the world's population.
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['Rank. Country. Population Density. Population. ... ', 'Greenland (Denmark) 0.03/km2 55,877. 2,166,000 km2', 'Svalbard and Jan Mayen. 0.04/km2 2,655. 61,399km2', 'Falkland Islands. 0.21/km2 2,563. 12,173km2', 'Pitcairn Islands. 1.2/km2 47.3km2', 'Tristan da Cunha (UK) 1.3/km2 266. 207km2', 'Mongolia. 1.9/km2 3,000,000. ... ', 'Western Sahara. 2.3/km2 567,421.']