Fill out the missing numbers to calculate the coordinates.
History
According to Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in ___ (A) CE when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island.
Geography
Iceland is the world's __th (B) largest island, and Europe's second largest island after Great Britain.
Geology
Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the English word is derived, and the famous Strokkur, which erupts every 5–__ (C) minutes.
Climate
Despite its proximity to the Arctic, the island's coasts remain ice-free through the winter. Ice incursions are rare, the last having occurred on the north coast in ____ (D).
Biodiversity
The tallest tree in Iceland is a sitka spruce planted in 1949 in Kirkjubæjarklaustur; it was measured at __ (E) feet in 2013.
Politics
Iceland was the first country in the world to have a political party formed and led entirely by women. Known as the Women's List or Women's Alliance (Kvennalistinn), it was founded in ____ (F) to advance the political, economic, and social needs of women.
Government
The extent of the political power possessed by the office of the president is disputed by legal scholars in Iceland; several provisions of the constitution appear to give the president some important powers, but other provisions and traditions suggest differently. In ___ (G), Icelanders elected Vigdís Finnbogadóttir as president, the world's first directly elected female head of state.
Now you can calculate the coordinates.
Y = (D – A – 1) / 2 – (B – 5) * C
Z = 2 * G – E – F – A – B – C
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N 65° 32.Y W14° 16.Z
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