Earth Only Has Six Continents, Not Seven, As We've All Been Taught [well, seven/eight with Zealandia!]
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https://www.earth.com/news/claim-earth-has-six-continents-not-seven-north-america-europe-connected/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2024.05.001 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geology #structuralgeology #earth #continents #geography #tectonics #platetectonics #NorthAmerica #Eurasia #volcanic #vulcanism #iceland #greenland #midatlanticridge #tectonicboundary #GreenlandIcelandFaroesRidge #ROMP #geologichistory

Reykjanes peninsula is located directly on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are moving apart. Iceland is the only place where the ridge is visible on land and it is possible to walk between the two tectonic plates.

#science #sciencefacts #tectonicplates #midatlanticridge #iceland

Iceland is bracing for an imminent volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in the southwest corner of the island. Grindavík, a small fishing town with a population of around 2,800 people, has been evacuated after a sinkhole measuring 3.2 feet (1 meter) deep appeared in the town... #IcelandVolcano #volcanology #volcano #midatlanticridge #iceland #geography #evacuations #PhysicalGeography #sinkholes #naturaldisasters #EarthScience https://www.livescience.com/live/news/iceland-volcano-reykjanes-peninsula

#Hydrothermal Activity Discovered Along The Puy de Folles Vent Field https://astrobiology.com/2023/04/hydrothermal-activity-discovered-along-the-puy-de-folles-vent-field.html

#NOAA, #SchmidtOceanInstitute, and partners recently embarked on the In Search of Hydrothermal Lost Cities expedition on the Schmidt’s #ResearchVessel Falkor (too) to locate and observe #HydrothermalVents activity along the #MidAtlanticRidge.

Acadia at a Time of Mist shot by moi

#acadia #arcadia #greece #pan #pangea #avalonia #atlantis #neverland #atlanticocean #midatlanticridge #maine