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Geothermal power in Iceland

POSTED AT 10:32 AM

Some of you were curious about why Iceland has so much geothermal energy available.  Here's a map and a link to a short article on the geology of Iceland.  Does it remind you of another collection of islands?
File:Iceland Mid-Atlantic Ridge Fig16.gif
Geology of Iceland - Wikipedia
If you want to learn more about Iceland, there's a great webpage at National Geographic Kids:
Iceland Facts and Pictures
and here's some footage of the 2010 volcanic eruption that affected air traffic from Europe for weeks!
Iceland volcano




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  • julio125

    Wow that so cool!!!

    5/3/2012 11:03:09 AM
  • FIONNA PENN

    What was some of the damage that happen to the Eco system after that happen?

    5/3/2012 11:05:12 AM
  • Twigg

    That is so cool. I wouldn't like to be in that!

    5/3/2012 11:06:36 AM
  • Dr. octoganopus

    Is lava the hottest object ever recorded

    5/3/2012 11:07:18 AM
  • Parker Janson

    I liked how it was just liquid boiling rock exploding out of the volcano and i can't believe that the camera man got that close to the volcano

    5/3/2012 11:07:20 AM
  • xxbenxx

    kabooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

    5/3/2012 11:07:27 AM
  • Darth Vader

    I think thaT IS A STRANG and COOLway to make a island!

    5/3/2012 12:36:43 PM
  • hioo2

    can Iceland brace up in to fire island and ice island

    5/3/2012 12:41:59 PM
  • Miss O.

    @Fionna - good question - I think basically most living things close by would be killed by the heat or the poisonous fumes, but maybe the snow helps protect them!
    @ Doc Oc - I'm guessing that the gases inside a star are probably hotter than lava, but it is one of the hottest things on Earth!

    5/3/2012 5:23:39 PM
  • sin cara

    wow! I know if I lived there I would be bot hot and cold!! lol!Smile:)Smile

    5/4/2012 4:49:32 PM
  • nitrogen

    that video was crazy the lava didn't look like that much was coming out. Also it was strange how there was snow right next to cooled lava it almost didn't look right if you know what i mean because you can really see the black part form the snow.

    5/6/2012 4:00:38 PM
 

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