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- Thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes
- Presents unique geological and topographical maps
- Includes descriptions of special trails through remote landscapes away from the standard tourist routes
- Serves as an invaluable guide which is especially directed at individual tourists to Iceland
- Combines authentic texts, pictures, and unique maps
Part of the book series: GeoGuide (GEO)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes suggested excursions especially for individual tours. The most popular tourist “highlights” (e.g. the Golden Circle with þingvellir, Gullfoss and Geyser) should certainly not be excluded. But there is so much more to explore apart from the main tourist routes - and sometimes only a few kilometers away. Examining various regions of the country, each proposed stop is sufficiently described so that it is easily accessible (especially for individual tourists). A wealth of maps, graphics and images illustrate and supplement the coverage. This invaluable guide is aimed in particular at individual tourists to Iceland. It provides those tourists wishing to explore Iceland on their own with a wide range of suggestions for their trip. In addition, numerous excursion suggestions for the west, southwest and south, including the Westman Islands, are described in detail.
Authors and Affiliations
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Gymnasium Heidberg, Hamburg, Germany
Wolfgang Fraedrich
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Department of Geoscience, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
Neli Heidari
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Iceland from the West to the South
Authors: Wolfgang Fraedrich, Neli Heidari
Series Title: GeoGuide
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90863-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90862-5Published: 08 October 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90863-2Published: 20 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2364-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2364-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 263
Number of Illustrations: 243 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Earth Science, Geology, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions), Geomorphology, Geophysics/Geodesy