Divergent (constructive) plate boundaries

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The Time for Geography team is in southwest Iceland to explore the boundary between two of the Earth's largest tectonic plates!

In this video, we team up with Dr Rich Waller to explore how energy from deep within the Earth drives the plates apart at divergent—or constructive—plate boundaries to create new oceanic crust.

Acknowledgements

Written and developed by: Rich Waller, Rhian Meara, Rob Parker, Harriet Ridley, Tony Escritt, Tim Parker.

Videography by: Vratislav Karas, Rob Parker, Harriet Ridley.

Attributions

Plate Boundaries (white) by Science On a Sphere is in the public domain.

NASA Scientist Reveals Greenland's Geologic Past by NASA is in the public domain.

Thingvellir ( Þingvellir ) National Park in western Iceland from drone Phantom 4 by World&Drone is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Volcano Eruption Sound by SPANAC is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Welcome to Lava Block by Lava Block is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scotese, C.R., 2019. Plate Tectonics, Paleogeography, and Ice Ages is licensed under CC-BY-3.0.

Kīlauea Volcano — USA Overlight of Lower East Rift Zone by USGS is in the public domain.

Erta Ale Volcano, Ethiopia by Ifan Chang is licensed under CC-BY-3.0.

Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 Lava Fountain by USGS is in the public domain.

Lava loop.wav by Audionautics is licensed under CC-BY-3.0.