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Iceland Republic - Trekking July Marathon - Former Volcano - Landmark

The volcanoes of Iceland include a high concentration of active ones due to Iceland's location on the mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and its location over a hot spot. The island has 30 active volcanic systems, of which 13 have erupted since the settlement of Iceland in AD 87

 

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Uploaded on December 9, 2018
Taken on July 4, 2016