also: ひょうしゅう
noun
The country name. The kanji form 氷州 is an ateji reading and is almost never used in modern Japanese; アイスランド is the standard spelling.
See also: アイスランド
アイスランドは火山と氷河の国です。
Iceland is a country of volcanoes and glaciers.
From English 'Iceland'. The kanji spelling 氷州 is ateji (kanji used for their meaning, not sound).