6081/11129

The World in Images

Logo

Þingvellir | Tectonic fault and Þingvallavatn

WI_is040_506.jpg

The foreground of this image shows the edge of the rift valley (with a clearly visible fault) forming the Mid Atlantic Ridge, separating the Eurasian and North American plates. View from the North American side in southern direction to Þingvallavatn, the largest natural lake of Iceland, at the bottom of the rift valley.

Location
View on OpenStreetMap
Created
on Monday 26 August 2019 by Martin Mergili
Region
Visits and license
2052 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license