Where Continents Pull Apart Iceland's unique position sits directly atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the Eurasian and North ...

Unlike other books about Iceland's geology, which are typically organized by category or region, Reynolds' book describes the geological features one sees while traveling along all of Iceland's major ...

I just returned from Iceland, a bucket list trip for me and a Mecca for geologists. Iceland, in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Norway just south of the Arctic Circle, is unusual in ...

The geothermal field at Krafla, Iceland, where a borehole being drilled for a geothermal energy research project hit molten rock at 6,900 feet. Scientists drilling a borehole deep into Iceland’s rocky ...

The earth is splitting apart in the middle of Iceland along a ridge that runs north to south through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. ARCTIC IMAGES / Alamy Iceland is a geologic paradise. This almost ...

The best time to visit Iceland's ice caves is during winter, when the caves are most stable. From November to March, the temperatures are low enough to keep the caves intact. During this period, ...