February 12, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: What Plate Tectonics Looks Like

by twistedsifter

picture of the day Picture of the Day: What Plate Tectonics Looks Like

WHAT PLATE TECTONICS LOOKS LIKE

what continental drift looks like Picture of the Day: What Plate Tectonics Looks Like
Photograph by The Akhenaten


Photographer’s Description: Plate Tectonics at Thingvellir in Iceland, where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates move apart. Taken from a plane with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-200mm lens at 52mm (eq. 78mm @ FF).


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