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Is Iceland on a Destructive plate boundary?
No, Iceland is on a constructive plate boundary.
What plates are responsible for creating the Andes?
The Nazca and the S.American plate form a destructive plate boundary, forming the Andes.
Iceland is located on the boundary of what two tectonic plates?
Iceland is located on the boundary of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, which are slowly moving apart and causing the island to expand over time. This tectonic activity is responsible for the high levels of geothermal and volcanic activity found in Iceland.
Is iceland an example of divegent boundary?
no
What type of boundary is found in Iceland?
Iceland is located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is a divergent plate boundary. This means that the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are moving apart, causing volcanic activity and creating new crust in 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.
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a?
A boundary where two plates meet and collide forming mountains is called a convergent boundary. It is also known as destructive plate boundary.
What is an example of a volcano on a diverging plate boundary?
The Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland (currently erupting) is an example. A diverging plate boundary passes through the island of Iceland.
What type of plate boundary runs across iceland?
Iceland is situated on a divergent plate boundary known as the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Please see the related links.
Is an area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts forming magma?
This is known as a hotspot. Examples include the hotspot responsible for the Hawaiian Ridge-Emperor Seamounts chain and the one responsible for the significant volcanism of Iceland.
Is iceland a convergent plate boundery?
No but is it on a divergent plate boundary
What are continent-sized columns of superheated mantle material originating at the core-mantle boundary and rising upward due to a change in density?
The phenomenon described is known as mantle plumes. They are thought to be responsible for volcanic hotspots such as Hawaii and Iceland due to the upwelling material creating magma and forming volcanoes as it reaches the Earth's surface.
