Volcanic landscape at the Bridge between Continents, Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland, where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge comes ashore on the Icelandic mainland

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The location on the south west coast of Iceland where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises from the sea bed and comes ashore; it is the junction of the North American and the Eurasian tectonic plates, and by walking across the bridge from one side to the other, you are "walking from Europe to America".

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Size: 5369px × 3584px
Location: Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
Photo credit: © Martin Anderson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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