Hundreds of hikers evacuated from Icelandic volcano after new fissure starts spewing lava
The land of fire and ice: Iceland's thousands of years of volcanic history Due to Iceland's location on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary, and its location over a hot spot, the northern Nordic island country has a high-concentration of active volcanoes. Known as the land of fire and ice, the island currently has 32 active volcanic systems, 13 of which have seen eruptions since the settlement of Iceland in AD 874. The most active system is Grímsvötn. Iceland is Europe's biggest and most active volcanic region, home to a third of the lava that has flowed on Earth...
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