Volcanoes of Iceland:
Iceland, the land of ice and fire, is a true paradise for volcanologists. In few places on earth, geology and human history are so closely connected to volcanism as on Iceland. The island owns its existence to a large volcanic hot spot sitting on a mid-oceanic ridge, a unique setting. The plate boundary between the American and Eurasian tectonic plates crosses Iceland from south to North and the spreading process can be directly measured and observed on land.
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 Location of Iceland and the North Atlantic mid-ocean ridge where the American and Eurasian plates separate |
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 Simplified map of Iceland showing its active volcanoes |
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