It is also said that he thought that the rectangular chambers looked like the cells in some monasteries. Physically cells always have a boundary membrane, a little like a polythene bag encloses contents within it. Inside the space limited by the membrane there is an remarkable chemical processing unit.
Iceland is a place where, because of large amounts of lava extrusion, the ocean floor is, in effect, above sea level, making it easy to study ocean floor spreading. You can affix strain gauges on many parts of the spreading ridge. 6 people found this useful.
Iceland is one of the few places in the world where such a boundary occurs above sea level, helping to explain the island's unusually active geology. Not only is the mid-ocean ridge responsible for building the volcanoes on Iceland, it's also the driving force behind the creation of the entire island.