Brú milli heimsálfa(Bridge between continents. Miðlína. 행운아 레이프 다리) 파노라마. 아이슬란드(Iceland)

Brú milli heimsálfa(Bridge between continents. Miðlína. 행운아 레이프 다리) 파노라마. 아이슬란드(Iceland)

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Bridge between Europe and North America on Reykjanes Peninsula.

 

The lava-scarred Reykjanes peninsula lies on one of the world's major plate boundaries, the Mid Atlantic Ridge. According to the continental drift theory the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates are continuously drifting apart with great forces under the gaping rifts. As the plates diverge, linear fractures, known as fissures form due to stresses created by the tension that builds up as the plates move away from each other.
The Bridge between two continents at Sandvík is a small footbridge over a major fissure which provides clear evidence of the presence of a diverging plate margin. The bridge was built as a symbol for the connection between Europe and North America.

One can cross the continental divide on Leif the Lucky's Bridge and take home a personalised certificate at the Reykjanes information center and Reykjanes Geopark visitor center at Duus Cultural house.

A bridge where North America and Europe drift apart

The Reykjanes peninsula is not only a spectacular place to see and a great place to understand the ongoing, and everlasting struggle between surfacing magma and the many forces of nature, but also a home of a small part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.  It is the only place where this longest mountain ridge on the planet that stretches from the Arctic to Antarctica is not under sea level. The ridge is where two tectonic plates meet and seem to be in agreement to drift apart.  And here you can walk between the two tectonic plates on a bridge where North America and Europe drift apart.

A place to remember if you visit the Geopark

The canyon was formed by this movement and this geological agreement and drifts two centimeters per. year. If you walk the 18 meters long bridge, you are practically walking from one tectonic plate to another. The drifting is so slow that you will probably not feel the drift unless of course the plates decided to take a fight and send us an earthquake.  In September of 2015, the Reykjanes Geopark became the 66th Geopark in the world and is a part of the UNESCO program. 

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