Formative Activity/ Eldgjá,Iceland
Diagram Photos: DESCRIPTION : It was discovered in 1803 by Þorvaldur Thoroddsen and the first documented eruption in 934 was the largest flood basalt in historic time. FACTS: Eldgja is the largest volcanic canyon in the world, approx. 40 km long, 270 m deep and 600 m wide at its greatest. A devastating volcanic eruption that struck early Viking settlers in Iceland may have been viewed as an act of God and driven their conversion to Christianity, according to a new study. Iceland is a nation built on volcanoes, and Eldgjá lava flood is the island’s largest volcanic eruption in recorded history.
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