Geology

There are also man in Iceland, including from which the English word is derived, as well as the famous which erupts every 5–10 minutes. After a phase of inactivity, Geysir started erupting again after a series of earthquakes in 2000.

With the widespread availability of and the harnessing of many rivers and waterfalls for most residents have inexpensive hot water and home heat. The island itself is composed primarily of, a low- associated with as has occurred also in Iceland, however, has a variety of volcanic types^[many producing more evolved lavas such as and

A geologically young land, Iceland is located on both the and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which runs right through it. This location means that the island is highly geologically active with many volcanoes, notably and Volcanic eruptions are experienced somewhere in Iceland on an average of once every five years The volcanic eruption of Laki in 1783–1784 caused a famine that killed nearly a quarter of the island's populationthe eruption caused dust clouds and haze to appear over most of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa for several months afterward