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Iceland is at the intersection of two sources of geolgoic activity. First, Iceland sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and North American Plates are slowly pulling apart. The island also sits atop a hot spot where extra hot material in the mantle rises up from near the Earth's core. These drive earthquakes and intense volcanic activity in Iceland.

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