Sharjah24 – AFP: A volcano erupted just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Iceland's capital Reykjavik on Wednesday, spewing lava from a fissure in the ground near the site of a similar eruption last year.
Known as the land of fire and ice, Iceland is Europe's biggest and most active volcanic region, home to a third of the lava that has flowed on Earth since the Middle Ages, according to Visit Iceland.
The vast North Atlantic island straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack on the ocean floor separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
The shifting of these plates is in part responsible for Iceland's intense volcanic activity.
Thirty-two volcanic systems are currently considered active in the country.
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