Vulkane von Island
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.


Lageskizze von Island auf dem Mittelozeanischen Rücken im Nordatlantik, der die Grenze zwischen der Amerikanischen und Eurasischen Platte bildet.

Vereinfachte Karte von Island mit seinen Riftzonen und aktiven Vulkanen

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