Connect with us

Iceland Never Fails to Fascinate – Facts That Make The Country Unlike Any Other

Iceland has more than a hundred volcanoes

There are 130 volcanoes in Iceland and there are 32 active volcanic systems. The most common type of volcano that you can find on the island is the stratovolcano, which is the classic cone-shaped peak with a crater on top.

Source: Herald Weekly

Iceland sits right on the tectonic plates that separated North America and Eurasia. These plates are still in constant motion, causing the volcanoes on the island to erupt from time to time.

next page

ADVERTISEMENT