Author: Steingrimur Thorbjarnarson

The two fjords Ísafjarðardjúp and Eyjafjörður are twin fjords. The shape is identical and their openings are on the same latitude.

It can be shown how the fjords have rotate around identical points 3° of longitude apart.

The direction of the vectors from the point of rotation is the same as the calculated value of convection cells at 66°N, that is N33°E and N33°W. The rotation angle of Eyjafjörður compared to Ísafjarðardjúp is 22°, the same as the difference between equatorial and polar convection rolls alignment at the latitude.

A coincidence of this degree of mathematical coherence is virtually impossible.

The fascinating symmetry of the convection cell system appears in this drawing:

The mountains Snæfellsjökull and Snæfell have the same distance to the division line from Ölfus, over Hveravellir and to Skjálfandi.

To emphasize further on the regularity, look at the position of Hekla:

This is one of many proofs of the existence of the system of mantle currents.

Eyjafjallajökull had everyone’s attention in 2010 when it erupted and spread volcanic ash over Europe. This mountain shows clearly how the forces underneath shape the surface of Earth. The perfect EW-alignment is exaggerated by a regular elliptical form, and the adjacent area of Þórsmörk and the river Krossá follow the same trend. Eyjafjallajökull’s top crater is on the NS-axis of its polygon of convection rolls division lines. The waterfall Seljalandsfoss then faces the West along with Gljúfrabúi and other smaller waterfalls at the westernmost end of the Eyjafjöll area. In the south of Eyjafjöll, the waterfall Skógafoss shows the effect of the NW to SE trend, with its edge aligned N41°W, the same direction as the frame of the convection cell polygon at the latitude of 63.5°N. Here I have lined up some of the features on a Google map:

A manifestation of the polygon system inherent in the layout of convection cells beneath Iceland are the EW-axis and NS-axis found along the country. It can be drawn in a very simple way on a map:

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The volcanic sites of Sveifluháls and Brennisteinsfjöll clearly have the same alignment as the West Volcanic Zone, that is N43°E. But the peninsula on which most of Reykjavik is built points N54.8°W. It is 1/4 of the angle between convection rolls and EW axis alignments. The tectonic direction can be detected from the Bláfjöll area.

As for Elliðaárdalur valley, the NS axis and EW axis meet where some of the geothermal sites are found. The rims of the extinct Viðey volcanic site are found in the area, but these tectonic settings adhere the preconditions for ground water reaching the hot bedrock and ascend towards the surface.

The basic tectonic framework of the surroundings of Reykjavik