How are the directions of the world mixed in Icelandic speech? Detailed answer

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How are the directions of the world mixed in Icelandic speech?

Iceland is predominantly coastal and people travel around the country mainly along the coastline. Historically, Icelanders have referred to the northwest edge of the island as west, the northeast edge as north, the east edge as east, and the Reykjavík area as south. Therefore, linguistic incidents are possible: heading from the northwestern outskirts towards the northeastern outskirts, the Icelander says that he is going "to the north", although in fact he is moving east, and heading from the southwestern outskirts towards Reykjavik, that is, in fact north, the Icelander says he's going "south."

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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