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Almannagja, the exposed eastern boundary of the North American geologic plate, in Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
Almannagja, a large canyon-like fault in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park, is actually the exposed eastern boundary of the North American geologic plate.
Downchannel from the volcanic dike in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park.
A dike (volcanic feeder tube) merging into layered strata in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park.
Mini stream between banks of eroding basalt in Iceland's Thingvellir National Park.
Hekla volcano, a stratovolcano in southern Iceland, is one of the island's most active volcanoes, with more than 20 eruptions since the ninth century A.D. Hekla is 1,491 m (4,892 ft) high, and its name is Icelandic for “short hooded cloak,” most likely a reference to the clouds that frequently hang over its summit. The volcano is responsible for creating more than 10% of Iceland's landmass over the last millennium.
Pyroclastic rock bombs scattered about a crater in Iceland's Hekla Mountain Range.
Descent down Hekla across the snowpack. Hekla is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland and is one of the island's most active volcanoes, with more than 20 eruptions since the ninth century A.D.
Descent down Hekla across the snowpack. Hekla is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland and is one of the island's most active volcanoes, with more than 20 eruptions since the ninth century A.D.
A luminous view down the southwest flank of Iceland's Hekla volcano.
A geyser field and stream runoff in Iceland.
Laki is a volcanic fissure in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, not far from the small village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The fissure is properly referred to as Lakagígar -- Laki is a mountain that the fissure bisects.
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