Iceland is a unique land mass, as it gives scientists the opportunity to study processes that normally occur at a submerged (underground) divergent plate boundary. The diagram shows that two tectonic plates meet in Iceland: the North American and the Eurasian plates, as shown in the diagram below. As these plates drift away from one another, a rift (like those normally found on the ocean floor) will be created. What chain of events will most likely occur to Iceland in the future?

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youngmaurice01

The rift will widen between the plates; new crust will form on either side of the rift, water from the ocean will rush in, and eventually, Iceland will split apart.

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