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Is Iceland mostly volcanoes?
iceland is a belt of volcanoes/hotspots along the mid ocean ridge, it isn't just mostly volcanoes, it is a volcano itself
Divergent volcanism generally found at?
ocean rifts
Which ocean in Iceland closet to?
The Atlantic Ocean surrounds Iceland.
What is the most common rock found in Iceland?
Iceland, an exposed area along the mid-ocean ridge would consist largely of the extrusive igneous rock basalt.
What is the cause of volcanic activity in Iceland?
There are two causes of earthquakes in Iceland. First, it lies on a plate boundary. Movement of the tectonic plates drives some earthquakes. Iceland is volcanically active. The movement of magma underground causes some earthquakes.
Iceland is surround by which ocean?
Iceland is an island entirely in the North Atlantic Ocean. The most northerly part of Iceland almost reaches the Arctic Ocean, which is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Arctic Circle. Atlantic Ocean
What ocean is south of Iceland?
Atlantic Ocean
What ocean is to the north of Iceland?
Arctic Ocean.
What is an ocean thermal vent?
It is a place where volcanism or hot water heated by the underlying magma erupts on the ocean floor.
What is found at the mid-ocean ridges?
New oceanic crust from rift volcanism.
This cycling of ocean water along currents is an example of?
is convection
This cycling of ocean water along currents is an example of .?
is convection
