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AGS monthly meeting
October 26, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
AGS Monthly Meeting
600pm Pizza social
630pm Business meeting
645pm Lecture
Speaker: Tamie Jovanelly, Berry College
Topic: Geological Wonders of Iceland
Iceland’s landscape has been shaped by dramatic forces over 30 million years. Its formation and ongoing evolution offers a masterclass in geophysical processes. Iceland is a dynamic place where the power and beauty of geology can be witnessed at every turn. It is a geologically young island – less than 33 million years old – and its majestic landscapes are shaped by active plate tectonics, volcanics, and glacial movement. It is one of the only places in the world where a divergent plate boundary is exposed at the Earth’s surface! Furthermore, with 33 active volcanoes, the vast majority of all volcanic features found on Earth can be seen on an island the size of Kentucky or Switzerland. The presentation will offer detailed descriptions linking the relationships between structure, process, and time to the island’s geological evolution.