South Iceland Road Trip

Almannagjá fault marks the boundary of the Mid-Atlantic Rift, which runs through Iceland, formed the shape by millions of years. This rift is still growing, getting larger 2cm each year. Geographically speaking, we are in between North America and Europe-Asia, between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates!

It was also the original site of the Icelandic parliament, the Alþing, which was formed in AD930, the earliest parliament of the world. The law-speakers announced the law, exchanged news, settle disputes of clans and more.Weiterlesen