It is also said that he thought that the rectangular chambers looked like the cells in some monasteries. Physically cells always have a boundary membrane, a little like a polythene bag encloses contents within it. Inside the space limited by the membrane there is an remarkable chemical processing unit.
Iceland is a place where, because of large amounts of lava extrusion, the ocean floor is, in effect, above sea level, making it easy to study ocean floor spreading. You can affix strain gauges on many parts of the spreading ridge. 6 people found this useful.
Iceland is one of the most tectonically active countries on the world. This is a constructive plate boundary. As this new material is being forced to the Earthâs surface the surrounding plates are being pushed further apart. Creating new land, however, it does not create fertile soil in Iceland because the weather is too cold to weather the lava flows (unlike in tropical areas where new soils are soon formed).