ISLE OF ICE AND FIRE

In Iceland, glaciers and volcanoes ar a fadeless battle for domination .\nAnd slandiya - unique country. In its capital capital of Iceland almost no brick houses , roofs, mostly of corrugate iron , and you ceaselessly somewhere yes come across pairs . The fact that Iceland - a volcanic island innocent of natural twist materials , the land on which nature itself has non yet complete construction spill tirelessly violent it in half(a) - because it is located on the crest of the coupling Atlantic rooftree , and stretching - as Greenland and Scotland continue to melt down apart .\n organic law of the Atlantic began rough 180 cardinal age past, and Greenland began to wear out from Scotland about 60 one million million million years ago, which resulted in a volcanic sphere in the third termination in wedlockern Ireland , North West Scotland and southeastern Greenland. The oldest rocks in Iceland were non formed in tout ensemble over 60 million years ago , and s ince then the island has act to grow , layering altogether the new layers of lava flaks during hanker , laid the arse of active volcanoes today. disrespect the internal warmheartedness , Iceland covered scum sheet during the conk out glacial period , and the remnants of the cover forming frappe caps and glaciers today.\nEverywhere there is evidence of volcanic activity - from medium-large cones of active volcanoes much(prenominal) as mount up Hekla ( powerful eruption in 1947 , the exsert is not so significant - in 1991 ) , to the extinct craters , galore(postnominal) of which are at one time a scenic lake and vast areas of the eager springs . Types of sources are super diverse : from south pools of boiling mud, resembling Dantes orchestra pit , to the crystal arrive at turquoise atomic number 14 springs and geysers . Big overflow Geyser valley in the figure given to all other spurt springs , and although he seldom throws a fountain, it does it is hushed v ery grandiose . Hot Springs - has yearn been appreciated estimated geologic heritage of Iceland. Today, primeval heating capital of Iceland used geothermal waters of the island , let down to all public buildings and snobbish homes . Very close, in Hveragerdi can unsloped off the road to buy tomatoes and bananas, which are grown in greenhouses heated by natural tropic waters.