at the plate boundary, leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes. The
geological units are shown on the map in Figure 1. The Western Volcanic Zone (WVZ)
encompasses the part of the rift which enters land at the western tip of Reykjanes Peninsula
(
RP), runs east along the peninsula to the Hengill region, where it turns northward. East off the
Hengill region the rifting shifts approximately 90
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