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Rift and collapsed footpath on the edge of the North American tectonic plate at Thingvellir National Park, demonstrating the continuing dynamic nature of tectonic plate movement
Thingvellir National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has historic as well as geographical significance. Here the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet and are moving away from each other, creating a depression or graben inbetween, which is filled by Thingvallavatn, Iceland's largest natural lake.
Thingvellir National Park, south-west Iceland's 'Golden Circle', Selfoss, Suðurland (Southern Region), Iceland, Europe
Photo ID: ICE_2539_Collapsed_Footpath_by_N_Am_Plate__Thingvellir_NP_R_001EA
Photo size: 21.0 Mpixels (60.2 MB uncompressed) - 5616x3744 pixels (18.7x12.5 in / 47.5x31.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: crust, depression, Eurasian Plate, geology, Golden Circle, graben, history, lava, Martin Grace, national park, North American Plate, North-Atlantic Ridge, plate, rift, tectonic, tectonics, Thingvellir, UNESCO, volcanic, volcano, World Heritage
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