Iceland
Product code: GA052
Print publication date: 01/01/1994
Geologists' Association, Geologists' Association Guides, Regional Geology and General Interest, GeoGifts
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780900717727
Author/Edited by: M Bamlett and J F Potter
Weight: 0.25kg
Number of pages: 80
£12.00
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During the last 16 million years (up to recent times) igneous rocks with a variety of compositions have been extruded and then moved E or W of the rift valley which marks the central line of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge The ice sheets and their associated glaciers formed by the accumulation of snow over hundreds of years, occupy 11% of Iceland. The pressure on water trapped in geothermally heated cavities close to the land surface is occasionally relieved generating Geysers. The itineraries in the Guide provide a representative selection of sites of the above.
Preface
Introduction
The Geological Evolution of Iceland
Volcanic-Related Phenomena of the Icelandic Landscape
Lava Flow Features
Ice-Related Features
Structural Features
Itineraries
1. The Southwestern Area, Including Hekla,
2. South Central Coastal Area, Hella to Hof, Including Thorsmork,
3. The Southeast, Tungusel to Egilsstadir, Including Laki,
4. Egilsstadir to Reykjahlid (Myvam),
5. The Myvatn Area,
6. The Jokulsá A Fjöllum Valley,
7. Askja,
8. Asbyrgi To Akureyri,
9. Akureyri To Drangsnes,
10. Drangsnes to Snaefellsnes,
11. The Snaefellness Peninsula,
12. Thingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss,
13. Akuyeri, Hveravellir And Reykjavik,
14. Reykjahlid - Nyidalur - Landmannalaugar - Eldgjá - South Coast; The Sprengisandur,
15a. The Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar),
15b. Reykjavik
References
Glossary
Appendix
