Nikulásargjá Fissure, Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, Iceland
Peningagjá ("coin fissure") is the popular name for this fissure in Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, Iceland. It is formally known as Nikulásargjá. The boundary where tectonic plates of North America (left) and Eurasia (right) run through Iceland and are slowly drifting apart (about 2cm a year).
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