Gjá (English spelling) (Iceland)

Japanese: ギャウ(英語表記)〈アイスランド〉gjá
Gjá (English spelling) (Iceland)
A rift in the earth that runs north and south through Iceland. It is the boundary where the North American and Eurasian plates are born, and it spreads east and west by a few millimeters every year. Almannagja in Thingvellir National Park is famous. → Mid-ocean ridge

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
アイスランド島を南北に走る大地の裂け目。北米プレートとユーラシアプレートの二つが生まれる境界部分となっており、毎年数ミリメートルずつ東西に広がっている。シンクベトリル国立公園内にあるアルマンナギャウが有名。→中央海嶺

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