FLYING OVER ICELAND (4 K UHD) Peaceful Music With Wonderful Nature Videos For Relaxation At Night
Welcome to Earth Relaxation Iceland, island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Lying on the constantly active geologic border between North America and Europe, Iceland is a land of vivid contrasts of climate, geography, and culture. Iceland is the only part of the MidAtlantic Ridge that rises above sealevel, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. Iceland contains about 200 volcanoes and has onethird of Earths total lava flow. Onetenth of the total land area is covered by cooled lava beds and glaciers. Because Iceland is volcanic, almost all of their electricity and heating comes from hydroelectric power and geothermal water reserves. The climate of Iceland is maritime subarctic. It is influenced by the location of the country on the broad boundary between two contrasting air currents, one of polar and the other of tropical origin. The climate is affected also by the confluence of two ocean currents: the Gulf Stream, from near the Equator, and the East Greenland Curren
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