Iceland /

For over a decade this concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory has been an essential companion for all those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Thordarson, Thor (Author), Höskuldsson, Ármann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, 2022.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Classic geology in Europe ; 3.
Subjects:
Geology > Iceland.
Géologie > Islande.
Geology
Iceland
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Travel in Iceland ; Pronunciation
  • The geology of Iceland
  • Introduction
  • Geological setting: a global perspective
  • Geological framework
  • Volcanism
  • Neogene, Quaternary, Holocene
  • The southwest
  • General overview
  • Greater Reykjavík
  • Reykjanes-Grindavík-Kleifarvatn
  • The south
  • General overview
  • Þingvellir-Geysir-Gullfoss
  • Hreppar-Þjórsárdalur-Hekla
  • Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands)
  • General overview
  • Heimaey
  • The 1963-7 Surtsey eruption
  • The central south
  • General overview
  • Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalur
  • The Fire Districts
  • The southeast and east
  • General overview
  • Suðursveit-Lón-Álftafjörður
  • The eastern fjords
  • The northeast
  • General overview
  • Jökulsá-Tjörnes
  • Krafla-Mývatn
  • The north and northwest
  • General overview
  • Fnjóskadalur to Skagi
  • The west
  • Snæfellsnes-Borgarfjörður
  • volcanic zones and rift jumps
  • The Highlands
  • General considerations
  • Askja-Kverkfjöll
  • Landmannalaugar-Veiðivötn.

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