Morgunblaðið published this map in June 11th 2004. The title can be translated: The land is still widening and moves northwards. The same map was then published in a booklet – ISNET2004 – by Landmælingar Íslands (National Land Survey of Iceland). On page 37 it is repeated that Iceland drifts to the north.
To clarify this further: Iceland drifts closer to the North Pole, away from equator.
The results presented with ISNET2004 fit accurately with the convection cell system extending from the North Pole over Iceland, as shown here:
Note the symmetry and how exactly the vectors fit with the calculated lines in the East and West of Iceland.
Published by Steingrimur Thorbjarnarson
I am a geologist, graduated from the University of Iceland, and taught geology for a few years. I have gained some knowledge about Earth's inner structure, so I provide this website as my contribution to answer one of the greatest questions remaining within the realm of geoscience. Experiments show that the mantle should form convection rolls when close to the melting point. I took this literally, and calculated the dimensions and shape of these mantle convection rolls. Then I compare that model with the surface. This makes it possible to provide many interesting examples about geology found on my blog.
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