02663nam 22004693 450 991079555500332120231110220302.01-78046-646-31-78046-647-1(MiAaPQ)EBC29003064(Au-PeEL)EBL29003064(CKB)20253220000041(OCoLC)1290483913(EXLCZ)992025322000004120211231d2014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIceland /Thor Thordarson, Ármann Höskuldsson3rd ed.Edinburgh :Dunedin Academic Press,2014.©2014.1 online resource (281 pages)Classic Geology in Europe Print version: Thordarson, Thor Iceland Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press,c2014 9781780460925 Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Travel in Iceland -- Pronunciation -- The geology of Iceland -- Introduction -- Geological setting: a global perspective -- Geological framework -- Volcanism -- Neogene, Quaternary, Holocene -- The southwest -- General overview -- Greater Reykjavík -- Reykjanes-Grindavík-Kleifarvatn -- The south -- General overview -- Þingvellir-Geysir-Gullfoss -- Hreppar-Þjórsárdalur-Hekla -- Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Islands) -- General overview -- Heimaey -- The 1963-7 Surtsey eruption -- The central south -- General overview -- Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalur -- The Fire Districts -- The southeast and east -- General overview -- Suðursveit-Lón-Álftafjörður -- The eastern fjords -- The northeast -- General overview -- Jökulsá-Tjörnes -- Krafla-Mývatn -- The north and northwest -- General overview -- Fnjóskadalur to Skagi -- The west -- Snæfellsnes-Borgarfjörður - volcanic zones and rift jumps -- The Highlands -- General considerations -- Askja-Kverkfjöll -- Landmannalaugar-Veiðivötn -- Addendum -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- GPS coordinates.For over a decade this concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory has been an essential companion for all those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action.Classic Geology in Europe;3.GeologyIcelandGeology554.912Thordarson Thor1465191Höskuldsson Ármann1465192MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795555003321Iceland3675073UNINA