This is at a national park where the two continental plates are splitting apart. The cliff on the left side of the picture is the European plate. This spot was also used by the Vikings as a meeting ground for governmental purposes.
Between the plates is a valley. This is the land that is actually widening and sinking as the plates move apart. As you can see, there are no trees. After we left Scotland, we visited countries with no natural trees. Any trees in the Faeroes, Iceland, and Greenland have been planted. Our guide in Iceland told us two jokes about Icelandic forests. Wanna hear them? Okay. Joke #1: What do you call two trees standing together in Iceland? A forest! Joke #2, which isn't much better than joke #1: What do you do if you're lost in an Icelandic forest? Stand up! (The trees that are in Iceland aren't very big.)
It may be hard to see in this picture, but if you look carefully, you can see the American plate in the background. It's the dark streak on the distant hills.
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