Reykjanes Ridge
Reykjanes Ridge (named after the Icelandic Cape Reykjanes on the Reykjanesskagi peninsula ) is the technical name for the northeastern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the Charlie Gibbs fracture zone at about 53 ° 0 ' N , 35 ° 0' W , where the ridge bends to the northeast , and Iceland . It separates the Irminger Basin belonging to the Labrador Basin from the Iceland Basin to the east ; its ridge thus forms the eastern border of the Irminger Sea , which therefore belongs to the north-west Atlantic.
The volcanic activity on this submarine ridge is quite high. So it happens that islands are formed here again and again during volcanic eruptions, but the majority of them are soon eroded again by the sea. However, some persist for a long time, as in the case of Eldey .
In 2007 the Seamount Njörður was discovered here by an international team of scientists .
Web links
- Northern Reykjanes Ridge, Additional Report for the Northern Reykjanes Ridge . Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institute (English)
- IMO: Reykjanes ridge - earthquakes during the last 48 hours (earthquake monitoring on the Reykjanes ridge )
- L. Magde ea: Seamount volcanism at the Reykjanes Ridge: Relationship to the Iceland hot spot . In: Journal of Geophysical Research , Vol. 100, No. B5, 1999, pp. 8449-8468; doi: 10.1029 / 95JB00048 (Volcanic activity on the Reykjanes Ridge) (Abstract, English)
- Jarðskjálfti á Reykjaneshrygg . In: Morgunblaðið , August 10, 2000 (earthquake series on the Reykjanes ridge in February 2010) (Icelandic)
- Reykjanes Ridge Expedition Science Overview, RV Knorr June 15- July 15, 2007 (English)
- Ármann Höskuldsson ea: The Reykjanes Ridge between 63 ° 10'N and Iceland . In: Journal of Geodynamics , 43, 2007, 74-86 (abstract, English)
- R. Hey, ea: Propagating Rift Model for the V-shaped Ridges North of Iceland . (PDF; 2.0 MB) In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , Vol. 11, no.3, 19 March 2010 (English)
- Erik Klemetti: Rocking on Reykjanes Ridge , (blog entry by the geologist in the blog) Big Think , February 18, 2010 (English)
- 34 skjálftar frá miðnætti . In: Morgunblaðið , September 16, 2012; Earthquake series on the Reykjanes ridge in September 2012 (Icelandic)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertelsmann House Atlas . C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Gütersloh 1960, p. 106
- ^ Bertelsmann Universal Atlas . RV Reise- und Verkehrsverlag im Falk Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-575-02016-7 , p. 14
- ↑ cf. z. B. stykk.is ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 3D map of Iceland and the North Sea, the Reykjanes Ridge appears as a long arm starting from Iceland in a south-westerly direction (Icelandic). Retrieved January 5, 2011
- ↑ cf. z. B. mbl.is newspaper report on a suspected eruption after a strong earthquake in 2000 on the Reykjanes Ridge 250 km from Iceland; Morgunblaðið of August 20, 2000; Retrieved January 5, 2011
Coordinates: 61 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.