Iceland
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The Icelandic flag features a red Nordic cross edged in white on a blue background. The blue represents the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, the white symbolizes the snow and ice, and the red stands for the volcanic fires of the island. The flag was adopted in 1915 and became the national flag upon independence in 1944.
Iceland's flag colors represent the three elements that shaped the island: blue for the ocean, white for ice, and red for volcanic fire.
Adopted: 1915
