The Plate Tectonic Tour
By Madeleine Jones
The tour
Divergent boundary
Earthquake history
Convergent boundary
Earthquake history
Transform boundary
Earthquake history
There have been 14 major recorded earthquakes. From the period of 1836-1911, 8 earthquakes occurred, then there was a quiet period from 1911 to 1979. Then there were 6 between 1979-2007. This happens because of the San Andreas Fault (the transform boundary)
Topography
Physical safety
Travel information
Iceland
You will be flying 6020 kilometers (3740.6 miles) to the Reykjavik airport in Iceland. The flight duration will change depending on stopover destinations. A nonstop flight would take 12 hours and 50 minutes.
Caribbean
The distance between Reykjavik to Caribbean is 6271.29 kilometers (3896 miles). The flight will be about 8 hours and 2 minutes.
California
There are approximately 4266.3 kilometers (2650 miles) in between the Caribbean and Palm springs. So the flight would be about 4.5 hours long.