Lava and Rifts
This doesn't look like much, until you realize its a rift created by the shifting of tectonic plates. So, when you stand on one side, you're on the American plate, other side, European plate. The rift widens by about 2 cm every year. The steam you can see in the distance is coming from an underground river.
Underground river. The water temperature here is about 43 degrees celcius. It used to be about 32, but then there was a big earthquake in 1975 and the temperature spiked to 60-70 degrees. It has been gradually cooling down ever since. Another "only in Iceland" moment.
We hiked out to one of the newest lava fields in Iceland. There was a bit of snow, but you could still see the form of the cooled lava.
From the top of the hill you can see the darker, new, black lava, that flowed across the ground.
posted by Natasha at
3:14 PM
4 Comments:
Your school is cool. Or else your cool. Maybe both, I don't know cause I haven't been to Iceland. Well whoever the cool one is, I am loving your adventures!
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mari, at 8:28 PM
I think it's her.
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Zanitram, at 9:09 AM
but she says that half of these are school trips... so the school must be cool too. Maybe just not 'as' cool as Tasha.
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mari, at 7:17 PM
you guys are funny. The class they have for us exchange students is pretty cool, I'll admit, but, there is always that "x" factor. I'll let you decide where that comes from!
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Natasha, at 4:33 AM
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