Iceland - Living on plate margin

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  • Created by: amtani20
  • Created on: 04-02-18 09:04
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  • Iceland
    • Facts
      • On the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
      • Eruptions occur average every five years
      • >320,000 live there and 1M visit annually
    • Naturally occuring hot water
      • Comes through cracks caused by earthquake
        • Used in swimming pools
        • Used to heat greenhouse
      • Provides heat and hot water to 90% of buildings
    • Volcanic rock used for construction
      • Roads
      • Buildings
    • Dramatic landscape with waterfalls, volcanoes and glaciers
      • Tourism that provides jobws
      • Thousand of tourists after Eyjafjallajokull 2010 eruption

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