Verstehen · Kapitel 9
Nature & Geology
Iceland is a geological open-air museum: volcanoes create new landscapes, glaciers carve valleys, tectonic plates drift apart. Add to that a unique wildlife with puffins, Arctic foxes, and whales.
3 Abschnitte in diesem Kapitel
1
Volcanism & Geothermal Energy
Island of Fire Iceland lies on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , exactly where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates d…
2
Glaciers & Ice Worlds
Europe's Largest Glacier About 11% of Iceland's land area is covered by glaciers — a proportion that decreases every ye…
3
Wildlife
Puffins — Iceland's Favorites The puffin (Icelandic: Lundi) is Iceland's unofficial national bird. About 60% of the wor…
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