Iceland Volcanoes Showcase Young Earth
by Owen Borville
March 24, 2021
Geology, Science
The Icelandic active volcanic activity reported this week is a reminder and a showcase of the youth of the Earth within 6,000 years.
Iceland is just one of the many active volcanic spots on Earth today, where flowing lava produced by magma inside the earth comes to the surface and flows outward.
The volcanic activity also is associated with tectonic activity, as the Icelandic volcanoes occurring this week have been accompanied with numerous earthquakes.
The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted in Iceland this week after years of dormancy and tens of thousands of associated earthquakes.
This volcanic and tectonic activity is a continuation of the processes that formed our Earth, processes that are part of a special creation some 6,000 years ago and were re-energized substantially during the global Genesis Flood some 4,300 years ago.
Millions or billions of years of time having passed does not make logical since in the presence of such abundant volcanic and tectonic activity.
Iceland sits on top of a volcanic hot spot, caused by a mantle plume where much molten magma from inside the Earth's mantle layer is forced upward toward the Earth's crust layer and onto the surface by way of intense pressure and temperature.
The movement of the magma material upward causes the Earth's crust layer to crack, causing faulty layers and numerous earthquakes.
The location of Iceland along a major geologic rift boundary, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the major hot spot combine to allow much volcanic magmatic material to be ejected onto the surface.
Iceland is home to more than 100 volcanoes, some 35 of which have erupted in recent years.
About 500 volcanoes on Earth today have erupted within historical times. Many of these are located along the Pacific Rim of the Earth, along the Pacific Ocean border, including Alaska, East Russia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Central America and South American Andes Mountains.
Other active volcano locations include Hawaii, the largest volcanic site on Earth, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,
Also, the Caribbean, Italy, East Africa and nearby Indian Ocean Islands, Antarctica, and the Sandwich Islands (south Atlantic).
by Owen Borville
March 24, 2021
Geology, Science
The Icelandic active volcanic activity reported this week is a reminder and a showcase of the youth of the Earth within 6,000 years.
Iceland is just one of the many active volcanic spots on Earth today, where flowing lava produced by magma inside the earth comes to the surface and flows outward.
The volcanic activity also is associated with tectonic activity, as the Icelandic volcanoes occurring this week have been accompanied with numerous earthquakes.
The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted in Iceland this week after years of dormancy and tens of thousands of associated earthquakes.
This volcanic and tectonic activity is a continuation of the processes that formed our Earth, processes that are part of a special creation some 6,000 years ago and were re-energized substantially during the global Genesis Flood some 4,300 years ago.
Millions or billions of years of time having passed does not make logical since in the presence of such abundant volcanic and tectonic activity.
Iceland sits on top of a volcanic hot spot, caused by a mantle plume where much molten magma from inside the Earth's mantle layer is forced upward toward the Earth's crust layer and onto the surface by way of intense pressure and temperature.
The movement of the magma material upward causes the Earth's crust layer to crack, causing faulty layers and numerous earthquakes.
The location of Iceland along a major geologic rift boundary, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the major hot spot combine to allow much volcanic magmatic material to be ejected onto the surface.
Iceland is home to more than 100 volcanoes, some 35 of which have erupted in recent years.
About 500 volcanoes on Earth today have erupted within historical times. Many of these are located along the Pacific Rim of the Earth, along the Pacific Ocean border, including Alaska, East Russia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Central America and South American Andes Mountains.
Other active volcano locations include Hawaii, the largest volcanic site on Earth, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,
Also, the Caribbean, Italy, East Africa and nearby Indian Ocean Islands, Antarctica, and the Sandwich Islands (south Atlantic).
