There are two Snæfells in Iceland. One is known as Snæfellsjökull on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the other is Snæfell north of Vatnajökull Glacier. Those two mountains represent the two extremes to the West and East of Iceland, and they are exactly on the same latitude. The distance from those two mountains to Hekla is exactly the same! Can that be explained? The answer is yes, it can be explained rather easily. This mirror effect of landscape is quite extraordinary, but examples like this one make it easier to explain the magma current under the crust of Iceland. Try to have a look at these two mountains on Google maps and compare them 🙂
The mystery of the Snaefell mountains
Published by Steingrimur Thorbjarnarson
I have a BS degree in geology, BA in anthropology, graduated in Chinese language and as a certified tourist guide. I provide this website about my contribution to answer the greatest question remaining about our Earth. I have analyzed the convection rolls within the Earth's mantle and how they affect the surface. This makes it possible to provide many interesting examples about geology found on my blog. View all posts by Steingrimur Thorbjarnarson