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This geological map shows the volcanic systems of Iceland and the general geology. See the key for details about the map. A simplified map showing the location of volcanoes mentioned in Tephrabase is also available from here.

This is a geological map of Iceland reproduced by kind permission of Landmælingar Íslands. This is a simplified map and includes details of active volcanic centres. The volcanic systems are also shown. For more information on maps in Iceland, including larger scale geological maps contact:

Landmælingar Íslands, Stillholti 16-18, 300 Akranes, Iceland

References

Jakobsson, S. P. (1979) Petrology of recent basalts of the Eastern Volcanic Zone, Iceland. Acta Naturalia Islandica, 26, 1-103.

Larsen, G., Gudmundsson, M. T. and Björnsson, H. (1998) Eight centuries of periodic volcanism at the center of the Iceland hotspot revealed by glacier tephrostratigraphy. Geology, 26(10), 943-946.

Newton, A.J. (1999) Ocean-rafted pumice in the North Atlantic. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Edinburgh, p. 394. [Abstract]

Wolfe, C. J., Bjarnason, I. T., VanDecar, J. C. and Soloman, S. C. (1997) Seismic structure of the Iceland mantle plume. Nature, 385, 245-247.