Bathymetry of the Reykjanes Ridge

• Main Authors: Keeton, J, Searle, R, Parsons, B, White, R, Murton, B, Parson, L, Peirce, C, Sinha, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004266721393; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:7d7bbb79-9398-4dff-8351-fd61807f1c12

We present a series of 1:200,000 scale maps of the bathymetry of the Reykjanes Ridge. The data are divided into four maps, extending 630 km along the ridge axis and between 30 and 100 km off-axis. This compilation of bathymetry data is extremely detailed, gridded at approximately 100 m resolution, and with almost no gaps. The Reykjanes Ridge is one of the best examples of a hotspot-dominated ridge, whose characteristics are influenced by its proximity to the Iceland plume. Many fundamental questions may be addressed at the Reykjanes Ridge, which is why the BRIDGE programme identified it as one of its four regional projects. These maps represent a BRIDGE contribution to the general scientific community.