The Glorious Geology of Iceland's Golden Circle, 1st ed. 2017 GeoGuide Series
Agust Gudmundsson was a volcanologist at the Nordic Volcanological Institute, University of Iceland, for many years, before being appointed to the Chair of Hydrogeology of Solid Rocks at the University of Bergen (Norway) and subsequently the Chair of Structural Geology and Geodynamics at the University of Göttingen (Germany). A leading volcanologist and structural geologist, as well as being editor of many earth-science journals and a member of the European Academy (Academia Europaea), Gudmundsson holds a University of London Chair of Structural Geology at Royal Holloway (United Kingdom). Gudmundsson has been a guide on many geological excursions in Iceland, both for geoscientists as well as for general visitors, including all those described in the book.
Contains numerous photographs showing geological features of the route
Easy to understand explanations of the geological processes that formed the landscape
Includes additional geological excursion guides beside the Golden Circle
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 06-2017
Ouvrage de 334 p.
14.8x21 cm
Thème de The Glorious Geology of Iceland's Golden Circle :
Mots-clés :
Reykjanes Peninsula; Geysir; Gullfoss; Iceland Geology; Gullni hringurinn; structural geology