Who discovered Iceland?

Iceland was officially discovered by the Viking Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson in the year 874. Vilgerðarson sailed with his ship from Norway to Iceland and discovered the land when he saw three huge fjords and a large bay from a mountain peak. He named the land "Iceland" due to the large amount of ice he saw on the coasts. Vilgerðarson was one of the first Vikings to reach Iceland, but it is believed that Irish monks had visited the island earlier. However, Vilgerðarson is generally considered the discoverer of Iceland since he initiated the first permanent settlement of the island. He settled in Reykjavík and became one of Iceland's first settlers. His discovery laid the foundation for the settlement of Iceland by the Vikings and the development of Icelandic culture and society.