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Iceland, an Open-Air Museum for Geoheritage and Earth Science Communication Purposes

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  • Federico Pasquaré Mariotto

    (Department of Human and Innovation Sciences, Insubria University, Via S. Abbondio 12, 22100 Como, Italy)

  • Fabio Luca Bonali

    (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milan, Italy
    CRUST-Interuniversity Center for 3D Seismotectonics with Territorial Applications, 66100 Chieti Scalo, Italy)

  • Corrado Venturini

    (Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Bologna University, Via Zamboni 67, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

Iceland is one of the most recognizable and iconic places on Earth, offering an unparalleled chance to admire the most powerful natural phenomena related to the combination of geodynamic, tectonic and magmatic forces, such as active rifting, volcanic eruptions and subvolcanic intrusions. We have identified and selected 25 geosites from the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and the Northern Volcanic Zone, areas where most of the above phenomena can be admired as they unfold before the viewers’ eyes. We have qualitatively assessed the selected volcano–tectonic geosites by applying a set of criteria derived from previous studies and illustrated them through field photographs, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-captured images and 3-D models. Finally, we have discussed and compared the different options and advantages provided by such visualization techniques and proposed a novel, cutting-edge approach to geoheritage promotion and popularization, based on interactive, navigable Virtual Outcrops made available online.

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  • Federico Pasquaré Mariotto & Fabio Luca Bonali & Corrado Venturini, 2020. "Iceland, an Open-Air Museum for Geoheritage and Earth Science Communication Purposes," Resources, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-29, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jresou:v:9:y:2020:i:2:p:14-:d:315442
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    1. Varvara Antoniou & Dimitris Panousis & Elisavet Nikoli & Anna Katsigera & Othonas Vlasopoulos & Paraskevi Nomikou, 2023. "The Geo-Cultural Heritage of Kos Revisited: Web-GIS Applications and Storytelling Promoting the Well-Known Island of Dodecanese, Greece," Resources, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-21, June.

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