Iceland's Volcanoes
Iceland is situated above the fault lines of the North American and Eurasian plates. Because of this, magma is quite close to the surface making Iceland a cold and warm place to be. Iceland is actually considered to be upon a hot spot. Being upon these two 'diverging' plates it is not uncommon for volcanoes and earthquakes to arise. The importance of volcanoes in Iceland is significant for without them, Iceland would be non-existent. It started with the initial volcano located in the middle of the island that erupted leaving the molten to cool and solidify creating land. From here, more volcanoes erupted extending the landscape of Iceland to make it is how we see it today. Currently more than 30 volcanoes are active ever changing the island.
Iceland is situated above the fault lines of the North American and Eurasian plates. Because of this, magma is quite close to the surface making Iceland a cold and warm place to be. Iceland is actually considered to be upon a hot spot. Being upon these two 'diverging' plates it is not uncommon for volcanoes and earthquakes to arise. The importance of volcanoes in Iceland is significant for without them, Iceland would be non-existent. It started with the initial volcano located in the middle of the island that erupted leaving the molten to cool and solidify creating land. From here, more volcanoes erupted extending the landscape of Iceland to make it is how we see it today. Currently more than 30 volcanoes are active ever changing the island.
One of Iceland's more active volcanoes, known as Krafla.