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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
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 Archive - Flosagjá Canyon, Thingvellir National Park, Iceland

   October 23, 2021

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    August 2015 Viewer's Choice Every weekend we present a notable item
   from our archives.

   This EPOD was originally published August 27, 2015.

   Photographer:  Tero Marin
   Summary Author:  Tero Marin;  Jim Foster
   The photo above shows  Flosagjá Canyon in  Thingvellir National
   Park, Iceland, It's in this  rift valley, on the  Mid-Atlantic
   Ridge, where the European tectonic plate and the  North American
   tectonic plate meet. Both plates are drifting away from each other --
   spreading apart about 1 in (2.5 cm) per year. Thingvellir was chosen in
   the tenth century as a centrally located meeting place for a general
   assembly of the people of Iceland. Photo taken on May 26, 2015.
   Photo Details: Nikon D7100 camera; AF-S Nikkor 12-24 mm, f/4G; 12 mm;
   ISO 400; f/9; 1/320 sec. exposure.
     * Thingvellir National Park, Iceland Coordinates: 64.258056, -21.125

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