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.
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| Superior document: | Classic Geology in Europe Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Dunedin Academic Press,, 2014. ©2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Classic Geology in Europe Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 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
- Addendum
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- GPS coordinates.