Find a term from the labs, understand the process behind it, and see how it appears in the landscape. Each entry connects an explanation with a real observation and a model you can explore.
Term
Rift
An elongated region where the lithosphere is extending and thinning. Some continental rifts develop into ocean basins; others cease spreading.
What to look for
Almannagjá, Þingvellir: faults accommodate extension within Iceland's broad North American–Eurasian plate boundary zone.
