Publication details
Landšafty Islandii
| Title in English | Iceland Landscapes |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Arktika. XXI vek. Estestvennye nauki |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Earth magnetism, geography |
| Keywords | natural landscapes; cultural lanscapes; mapping; national level |
| Description | Natural and cultural landscapes of Iceland are presented in the article in the landscape maps constructed in the scale of 1:2 000 000. The data sources are represented by published geological maps, topographic maps (elevation contour lines, water bodies, land use), satellite imagery (in natural and false colours), shadowed digital elevation model, and author´s ground photos taken during the field work campaigns in 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008 and 2009. The mapping procedure – the natural landscape identification – used in the laboratory conditions is based on GIS technology and the deducative approach „from the top to the bottom“. The territory of Iceland was consequently divided using available data into 19 main classes of the natural landscapes. Every one of them contains a geographic description consisting of the main feature expression: terrain as the main landscape differentiation factor, geology, climate (with respect to the sea elevation and distance from the coast), potential (and real) vegetation cover respecting the climate conditions (reconstructed in the inhabited areas). All the distinguished landscape classes were ordered into the general hierarchical system of the Iceland´s natural landscapes. Based on the map of the natural landscapes, the map of the present cultural landscapes was constructed. The main data source is the satellite imagery. The scale applied allows distinguish only few classes of such landscapes, especially in the human ecumena, while natural and semi-natural landscapes are dominating in the inland areas. Both the landscape maps are equipped with the extended legends. |