The Age of the Rocks and Topography of Middle Northern Iceland

Northern Iceland between Skagafjord on the west and Skjalfandi Bay on the east is a deeply dissected upland built up of plateau basalts with subordinate intercalations of clastic volcanic sediments. The main valley, the Eyjafjord, is traceable northwards as a groove in the sea floor down to–500 metr...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Hawkes, L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1938
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800091548
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800091548