Iceland

Iceland
Type:	Country
Location:	North Atlantic
Natives:	Icelandics
First mentioned in:	The Keys of Marinus
First appearance:	The Fires Down Below
Appearances:	see list

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Iceland was an island nation on the planet Earth.

Geography

A map showing the location of Iceland. (TV: War of the Sontarans)

Iceland was located within the North Atlantic (PROSE: The Universal Databank ^[+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) in the Western Hemisphere (TV: Fear Her ^[+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"]) to the northwest of the British Isles. (TV: War of the Sontarans) Iceland had volcanic hot springs. (TV: "The Snows of Terror")

Culture

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In 1975, the Redstockings, a women's lib group, organised a "Women's Day Off", a national strike for the women of Iceland to protest income inequality. At least around this time, English was taught in school to teenagers. (AUDIO: Women's Day Off ^[+]Loading...["Women's Day Off (audio story)"])

History

Origin

According to Jack Harkness, the Icelandic race were of alien origin, possibly from the vicinity of Pyrovillia. They crashed on Earth while investigating the volcanoes of Iceland. (AUDIO: The Sin Eaters)

The Vikings landed in Iceland. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

20th century

During World War II, the United Kingdom had invaded and conquered Iceland by March 1941. (PROSE: Just War)

In 1971, Iceland fought the Cod War with the United Kingdom. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

In 1984, Major Whitaker of UNIT and Dr Iskander explored an Icelandic volcano to investigate an unnatural increase in volcanic and seismic activity; they found the source to be the Dominator Haag and his Quarks, who had set up base there. (COMIC: The Fires Down Below)

21st century

Following the Planetary Relocation Incident, Martha Jones visited Iceland. (AUDIO: Dissected)

In the late 2000s, Christina de Souza's father invested his fortune in the Icelandic banks, only to lose it all. Christina later cited this as the reason she became a thief. (TV: Planet of the Dead ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])

In the 2020s, Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams moved to a lighthouse in Iceland. (AUDIO: Misty Eyes) By this point an Icelandic counterpart of Torchwood was in operation, under the guise of the Icelandic Tourism Information Centre, run by Kristin Magnúsdóttir. (AUDIO: Heistland) Ng suggested Kristin recruit Gwen. (AUDIO: Misty Eyes)

In 2022, as part of the Master's Dalek Plan, the Daleks attempted to cause a volcano in Iceland to erupt alongside volcanoes in Indonesia and Ecuador, but were stopped by the Thirteenth Doctor using the energy from the Qurunx. (TV: The Power of the Doctor)

In the 2060s, a large population of Icelandic immigrants lived in Cardiff, leading to Icelandic slang terms being used by the inhabitants. (AUDIO: Asylum)

22nd century

In the early 22nd century, the President of the Union of Solar Republics was based in the Icelandic city Reykjavik. (PROSE: Transit)

51st century

In the 51st century, Iceland was part of the Icelandic Alliance. It lost a war to the Supreme Alliance of Eastern States and was occupied until the Filipino Army liberated Reykjavik in the Battle of Reykjavik. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, AUDIO: The Butcher of Brisbane)

Far future

Some time prior to 200,100, the Icelandic city of Polar Ventura hosted Murder Spree 20. (TV: Bad Wolf)

References

Barbara Wright once compared a volcanic heating system on the planet Marinus to the hot springs of Iceland. (TV: "The Snows of Terror")

In the 1900s, Ben Travers theorised that the fog that engulfed Fang Rock had come from Iceland. (TV: Horror of Fang Rock)