Iceland 2000
RIDGE / NordVulk
Summer School 2000
Day 1 Reykjavik

Reykjavik Harbor
Day2 Travel to Myvatn
![]() Western bounding fault to western rift zone, Lake Thingvallavatn in background. Hengill Triple Junction. |
![]() Within the fault! |
![]() Geysir! |
![]() Kjolur geothermal area with Hofsjokull glacier in the background |
![]() Godafoss Waterfall |
Day 4 Myvatn and Krafla Caldera
![]() Hverfjall tephra ring with Lake Myvatn to left and the town of Myvatn in background |
![]() Geothermal Plant within Krafla Caldera |
![]() Center of the Krafla Caldera, standing on a full magma chamber. Recent (1974-1985) flows from the "Krafla Fires" in center of picture. |
![]() Looking south to edge of Krafla caldera to geothermal plant |
Day 5 Askja Caldera
![]() Askja Caldera |
![]() Ridge/Plume group looking at welded tuff in Askja caldera |
![]() Waterfall in canyon near Askja caldera. Full of pumice flying in the air and into the eyes!!! Ouch! Canyon walls contain pillow basalt. |
Day7 Northern rift zone
![]() Fjord in northern Iceland looking at the town of Husavik out onto the Arctic Ocean |
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![]() Northern Iceland where Tjornes fracture zone meets transform-rift section in ocean. Husavik strike-slip fault (left) meets normal faults (right) of theistareykir fissure swarm. |
![]() River though collumnar jointed basalt (just downstream of Dettifoss waterfall) |
![]() Dettifoss Waterfall - The most powerfall waterfall in all of Europe |
Typical night out at the local bar