Þingvellir National Park being situated on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge iceland


The Þingvellir area is part of a fissure zone running through Iceland, being situated on the tectonic plate boundaries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The faults and fissures of the area make evident the rifting of the earth's crust.


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