What is this data?
Geological maps show the age and type of Iceland’s bedrock and loose strata, along with various features that relate to the development of the island and its geology, such as craters, fracture zones, geothermal heat, fossils and dip.
The mapping of Iceland’s geology has been one of the IINH’s main activities from the time that Guðmundur Kjartansson published the first geological map of Iceland in 1962. The data used to compile geological maps comes from many different quarters, and the IINH has collaborated closely with other institutions in obtaining data. The IINH has prepared geological maps at various scales, of which 1:500 000 and 1:250 000 have been the most frequently used to date.
Where is it available ?
An overview of the maps in 1:250000 is available here and the metadata for the maps can be found here. Please contact IINH for more information. ÍSOR is providing a webmap service, that in addition to the 1: 500 000 maps also display their maps in 1:100 000, please have a look here.
Main references:
- Jóhanneson (1994) Geological map of Iceland, West Iceland, sheet 2, 1:250000, Icelandic Geodetic Survey and the museum of Natural history.
- Jóhanneson et al. (1990) Geological map of Iceland, South Iceland, sheet 6, 1:250000, Icelandic Geodetic Survey and the museum of Natural history.
- Kjartansson (1960) Geological map of Iceland, South-West Iceland, sheet 3, 1:250000, Geodetic Institute Map of Iceland and the Cultural fund, Reykjavík.
- Kjartansson (1965) Geological map of Iceland, Central Iceland, sheet 5, 1:250000, Geodetic Institute Map of Iceland and the Cultural fund, Reykjavík.
- Sæmundsson (1977) Geologic map of Iceland, Noreth Iceland, sheet 7, 1:250000, Icelandic Geodetic Survey and the museum of Natural history
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