Plate Tectonics Travel
By- Chloe Parrish
1st- Iceland
Type of boundary- Divergent
Miles- 3,835 miles. Around 6 hours
Earthquakes- There have been 13 earthquakes in Iceland
Landforms- Volcanoes, Glaciers, Waterfalls
Things to do- Kirkjufell mountain, Whale watching, Blue lagoon
Earthquakes-
- The 2,000 Earthquake on June 17 had only 1 injury. There was moderate damage to homes around the area but nothing serious.
- The 2,008 earthquake was a doublet earthquake. There were 30 injuries and a number of sheep were killed
2nd- Andes Mountains
Type of boundary- Convergent
Miles- 5001 miles. Around 8 1/2 hours
Earthquakes- There have been over 30 Earthquakes around the andes mountains
Landforms around- Volcanos, Central Valley, Atacama desert
Things to do- Trekking, Backpacking, Volcano ascents
Earthquakes-
- The 1985 Algarrobo Earthquake on March 3rd caused multiple injuries and a lot of damage. 177 were dead, 2,575 were injured, 142,489 houses were destroyed. This Earthquake also destroyed the Pan- American highway
- 2014 Iquique Earthquake struck on April 1. After this earthquake, there was a tsunami. Luckily, there was only moderate damage
3rd- San Andres Fault
Type of boundary- Transform
Miles- 1,489 miles. Around 3 hours
Earthquakes- Around 6 every decade
Landforms around- Cliffs, Narrow ridges, Pounds
Things to do- Bombay beach, Bolinas lagoon, Stinson beach
Earthquakes-
- The 2003 San Simeon earthquake occurred on December 23rd. This earthquake causes major damage leading up to 250-300 million dollars in damage with 40 injured and 2 dead
- In 2014, another earthquake struck on March 28th. Thankfully, no body died and few were injuried. However this earthquake caused over 10 million dollars in damage
Topographic Maps
While traveling, you might need to read a topographic map (Which measures elevation)
Here's how-
- Find the interval (How much distance each line represents)
- Then count the lines from point A (where you are) and point B (where you are trying to go)
- Multiple that by the interval
- There you go! That's how to read a topographic map. But remember that a topographic map measures distance and elevation