Page 8 - BBC Focus Earth From Above - 2017 UK
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IC E L A N D
Lava temple
A drone hovers above the
tessellated spire of Hallgrímskirkja
Church in Reykjavík – a design
inspired by the interesting shapes
formed from cooling lava. Below
Earth’s surface lava is known as
magma. Iceland sits atop a pocket of
magma. Steam rising off the magma
can be used to spin a turbine,
generating electricity. Geothermal
energy supplies 25 per cent of
Iceland’s power, with the remaining
75 per cent coming from other
forms of renewable energy.
PHOTO: ALAMY
D I D Y O U K N O W
2.5cm
The distance that the
tectonic plates below
Iceland pull apart at the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
every year.
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Reykjavik
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