Iceland
ICELAND
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"The gateway to hell"; a fumarola in the Torfajökull area
Photo: Magnús Ólafsson




The Borgarfjörður central volcano in NE Iceland.
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson






Dyrfjoll mountains
in the Tertiary basalt formation in NE Iceland. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson





Fögrufjöll
, long hyaloclastite ridges in Southern Central Iceland
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson



Ice and fire. An eruption in the Grímsvötn area in Vatnajökull.
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




The Gullfoss waterfall in Hvítá river, Southern Iceland.
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




A proglacial lake in front of Breiðamerkurjökull in Southern Iceland. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




Geothermal activity in Kverkfjöll
at the northern margin of Vatnajökull. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




The midnight sun over Reykjavík.
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




The Nesjavellir geothermal power plant
in SW Iceland
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson




A view from Northeast over Thingvellir basin.
An excellent location to study the North American (on the right)
and the Eurasian (on the left) tectonic plates. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson

Link to the Geological Survey of Iceland
Íslenskar orkurannsóknir

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