En Islande, la géothermie supplée le manque d'énergie fossile. L'A. retrace l'histoire de l'utilisation de cette source d'énergie et présente la situation actuelle de l'Islande.―(D. Rouvière).
Plate boundary tectonics and oceanic island geomorphology in The geomorphology of plate boundaries and active continental margins.
This paper illustrates how studies of the geomorphology of oceanic islands can contribute to the understanding of nearby plate boundaries. For this purpose, an oceanic island is defined as one within an ocean basin. Case studies are given of three
contrasting situations : a) islands behind a subduction zone (the Law islands behind the Tonga trench in the Pacific| b) an island oceanwards of a trench (Christmas island near the Sunda trench in the Indian Ocean| c) islands scattered each side of a spreading
People as landmarks : the geographic identities of Faeroe Islanders
Faeroe Islands ; Island ; Place names ; Social geography ; Territorial identity
Human survival on the Faeroe Islands has required an intimate knowledge of the landscape. This has influenced islanders to attach personal identities to their local environs. People take on geographic names as their own name. Some people even
Histoire de peuplement de l'Islande depuis les origines. Etude de l'évolution démographique depuis 1890. Le développement de l'urbanisation a entraîné une contraction de l'oekouméne.
Synthèse des principaux résultats obtenus entre 1970 et 1976 d'études cryopédologiques sur les thufurs en Islande et dans la partie orientale du Groenland. Mise au point sur leur genèse.