Editing Geothermal power in Iceland (section)

== Geology ==
{{Main|Geology of Iceland}}
[[File:Outline of Iceland Deformation Zones.svg|thumb|Above are the tectonic plate rifts of Iceland. NVZ, the largest of all of them, runs from [[Akureyri]] to [[Reykjavík]]. There are many volcanoes along this rift, including [[Krafla]], [[Fremrinámur|Fremri-Námar]], [[Askja]], [[Tungnafellsjökull]], [[Hekla]], [[Vatnafjöll]], [[Katla (volcano)|Katla]], [[Torfajökull]], and [[Eyjafjallajökull]].]]
Iceland's territory is some of the most geologically active on Earth.<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal |last=Thordarson |first=Thor |date=June 2012 |title=Outline of Geology of Iceland |url=http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2012/bcall/pdf/Chapman_Outline_of_Geology_of_Iceland.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Volcanism and the Atmosphere |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327095927/http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman/2012/bcall/pdf/Chapman_Outline_of_Geology_of_Iceland.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-27}}</ref> The country straddles the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] (a [[rift]] between [[continental plates]]), and lies over a [[Iceland hotspot|volcanic hotspot]].<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":102">{{Cite journal |last1=Ragnarsson |first1=Árni |last2=Steingrímsson |first2=Benedikt |last3=Thorhallsson |first3=Sverrir |date=2021 |title=Geothermal Development in Iceland 2015-2019 |url=https://www.geothermal-energy.org/pdf/IGAstandard/WGC/2020/01063.pdf |journal=Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2020+1}}</ref> This combination of factors has led to pronounced [[volcanism]] and geothermal activity.<ref name=":102" /> Furthermore, the island also possesses [[Groundwater|underground water reservoirs]] continually replenished by rain.<ref name=":72" /> [[Magma]] underneath the island heats these reservoirs to hundreds of degrees [[Fahrenheit]].<ref name=":72" /> At least 25 such geothermal aquifers lie within the volcanic zone.<ref name=":102" /> These natural conditions in Iceland are favorable for geothermal power production.<ref name=":72" />