It is also said that he thought that the rectangular chambers looked like the cells in some monasteries. Physically cells always have a boundary membrane, a little like a polythene bag encloses contents within it. Inside the space limited by the membrane there is an remarkable chemical processing unit.
Iceland is a place where, because of large amounts of lava extrusion, the ocean floor is, in effect, above sea level, making it easy to study ocean floor spreading. You can affix strain gauges on many parts of the spreading ridge. 6 people found this useful.
Why is Iceland and the Western US considered hot spots for geothermal power. tectonic plates in Earth's crust pull away from or rub against each other, allowing the hot magma to flow upward through cracks in the rock to reach areas closer to the surface.