Iceland Eurasian North American plates mid-ocean ridge

Iceland shows two plates separating on land

Iceland is the only large island landmass above sea level on a mid-ocean ridge. There, the Eurasian and North American plates separate, making their movement apart unusually easy to observe on land.

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