Which north atlantic island state, the second largest island in europe, is riddled with volcanic fissures?
Iceland (in Icelandic – Ísland) sits on top of the very tectonically active North Atlantic Ridge, as well as the volcanically active “Iceland Hotspot”. In addition to the numerous volcanoes, there are also many geysers in Iceland, including Geysir, from which the English word is derived, The Icelanders have used this natural activity to their advantage, with numerous geothermal power plants creating cheap and plentiful electricity generation, In fact, remarkably, to its great credit, just on 99% of Iceland’s electricity is produced using the alternative renewable hydro and geothermal electricity generation methods.
