Iceland Plateau
The Iceland Plateau or Icelandic Plateau is an
Location and characteristics
The Iceland Plateau is bounded on the south by the
The geology of the Icelandic Plateau consists of three layers, closely mimicking the structure of oceanic crust but with one key difference, the second layer of the oceanic crust does not contain piles of lava flow like the Icelandic Plateau does. The first layer is composed of mainly sedimentary rock, the second layer is piles of lava flows, and the third layer is a thick layer of gabbro.[2]
Tectonics and geology
The Icelandic Plateau began forming approximately 56 Ma, due to the opening of the North Atlantic. As the plates began to diverge from each other, piles of lava rose to the surface, creating the ridges present on the landscape currently.[3]
The plateau is an example of
Today, there are two main parts of the island, one which is slanted towards the sea floor, and another at a level surface.[citation needed]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8137-2430-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4613-3487-3.
- ^ S2CID 129631712.
68°45′0.3″N 12°22′45.1″W / 68.750083°N 12.379194°W