THE LAND OF FIRE AND ICE Dive deep into the mysterious world of Arctic volcanoes. BY TAYLOR HUGO W hen you think of the Arctic, freezing temperatures, snowcapped mountains and soaring icebergs likely come to mind. While you wouldn't be wrong in your assumptions-the Arctic is the coldest of the world's five major oceans, after all-the Arctic Circle is actually the land of fire and ice, with volcanoes speckling the region both on land and underwater. Iceland has long dominated the list of most volcanically active countries, not only in Scandinavia, but across the globe, with 130 active volcanoes to its name. More recently, however, sonsofnorway.com VIKING MARCH 2021 11 PHOTO BY ANDREW MAYOVSKYY / ALAMY STOCK PHOTOhttp://www.sonsofnorway.com