Transcript -- Evidence of Icelands crustal stretching.

Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt - for iPod/iPhone

Transcript -- Tectonic forces

Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt

Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone

Volcanism in the western riftzone

Transcript -- Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone

Transcript -- Volcanism in the western riftzone

Tectonic forces

Examining Icelands 1480AD fissure eruption.

Volcanism in the eastern riftzone

Transcript -- Examining Icelands 1480AD fissure eruption.

Transcript -- Volcanism in the eastern riftzone

Why is new land being created so far away from the spreading ridge?

New land on the Island of Vestmannaeyjar

Transcript -- Why is new land being created so far away from the spreading ridge?

Transcript -- New land on the Island of Vestmannaeyjar

Education

Why is Iceland the fastest growing island in the North Atlantic? Why is Iceland on dry land? Dr Dave McGarvie takes us on a geographically complex field trip to discover Iceland's new land. McGarvie explains how different types of basalts eruptions help build the crust of Iceland. This material forms part of The Open University course S339, Understanding the continents.