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")

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)