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This travel guide in Springer's `GeoGuide' series is an excellent companion for exploring Iceland's iconic geological features, all accessible within a day's drive of the capital, Reykjavik. Its compact size, water and dirt resistant cover, and sturdy binding are all designed for rigorous outdoor use. ... The book is profusely illustrated with maps, diagrams, and an abundance of color photographs of geological features. ... Highly recommended. All readers. (W. L. Cressler III, Choice, Vol. 55 (12), August, 2018)

This travel guide in Springer's 'GeoGuide' series is an excellent companion for exploring Iceland's iconic geological features, all accessible within a day's drive of the capital, Reykjavik. Its compact size, water and dirt resistant cover, and sturdy binding are all designed for rigorous outdoor use. ... The book is profusely illustrated with maps, diagrams, and an abundance of color photographs of geological features. ... Highly recommended. All readers. (W. L. Cressler III, Choice, Vol. 55 (12), August, 2018)

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Agust Gudmundsson was a volcanologist at the Nordic Volcanological Institute, University of Iceland, for many years, before being appointed to the Chair of Hydrogeology of Solid Rocks at the University of Bergen (Norway) and subsequently the Chair of Structural Geology and Geodynamics at the University of Göttingen (Germany). A leading volcanologist and structural geologist, as well as being editor of many earth-science journals and a member of the European Academy (Academia Europaea), Gudmundsson holds a University of London Chair of Structural Geology at Royal Holloway (United Kingdom). Gudmundsson has been a guide on many geological excursions in Iceland, both for geoscientists as well as for general visitors, including all those described in the book.

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