answersLogoWhite

0

What boundary is iceland volcanoes?

Updated: 8/18/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

If you mean plate boundaries, quite a few are along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which consists of the North American and Eurasian plate boundaries.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What boundary is iceland volcanoes?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Why Icelandic disasters are not expected in Tibet?

Icelandic disasters are not expected in Tibet because of the climate. Iceland has a different boundary than Tibet so volcanoes errupt in Iceland. Tibet has a different kind of boundary from Iceland so it causes earthquakes.


What are some natural disasters that might occur in Iceland?

Volcanoes and earthquakes might occur in Iceland in the future. Through the center of Iceland runs a tectonic boundary which makes Iceland susceptible to a disaster of an earthquake or volcano.


Which part of the word has the most number of active volcanoes?

The boundary of the Pacific Ocean is known as the ring of fire. Iceland is entirely volcanic.


Can volcanoes be found in Iceland?

Yes, there are 30 active volcanoes in Iceland.


What type of boundary is found in Iceland?

divergent boundary is located on iceland


Is Iceland on a Destructive plate boundary?

No, Iceland is on a constructive plate boundary.


What are the names of some of the volcanoes in Iceland?

EyjafjallajökullBárdarbunga grimsvótnheklakatlalakisurtseythese are some names of volcanoes in Iceland.


How many active or unactive volcanoes does Iceland have?

Iceland has about 900 volcanoes and 55 are active!


Which volcanoes are located at hot spots?

Hot spots have generated all types of volcanoes but are most often. If you mean to ask about specific volcanoes, there are too many to count, so a few groups and notable volcanoes will be listed: The volcanoes of Hawaii The volcanoes of the Canary Islands The Yellowstone supervolcano The San Francisco volcanic complex (including Sunset Crater and the San Francisco Peaks) The volcanoes of Iceland (associated with both a hot spot and a divergent plate boundary).


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


What island that has 7 active volcanoes?

Iceland.


Iceland near volcano situated?

there will be volcanoes located on Iceland as it is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. this is a plate boundary where 2 of the tectonic plate edges are slowly moving away from each other. the plates are that are responsible for volcanoes in Iceland in particular are the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate(mainly Europe). as these 2 places move away from each other, the magma/ lava underneath rises up to fill the gap, forming volcanoes.