| Semi-Scientific Journal |
| Iceland |
1. Sediment
2. Late quatenary bedrock
younger than .7 million years old.
3. Late tertiary (Pleistocene)
.7-3.1 million years ago
4. Tertiary bedrock, older than 3.1 million
5. Area of active volcanoes.
A hotspot along the mid-Atlantic ridge has
moved from the NW to the SE of Iceland.
In about 1 million years, the Icelandic hot
spot will pass through the country and
volcanic activity will decrease
