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Surtsey ("Surtr's island" in Icelandic,
Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsʏr̥(t)sˌeiː] ) is an
uninhabited volcanic island located in the
Vestmannaeyjar archipelago...
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island of
Surtsey,
located in the
Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland. It
first emerged from the
ocean surface in 1963. Two
years later,
Surtsey was declared...
- 'Geirr's Island'). The
ending -ey
denotes an island, as in
Guernsey or
Surtsey.
Humans have
lived on the
island since at
latest 12,000 BCE, with evidence...
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Iceland has
hundreds of
volcanoes with
about 30
active volcanic systems.
Surtsey, one of the
youngest islands in the world, is part of Iceland.
Named after...
- Rifstangi, 66°32′3" N (Kolbeinsey, 67°08,9 N) South: Kötlutangi, 63°23′6" N (
Surtsey, 63°17,7 N) West: Bjargtangar, 24°32′1" W East: Gerpir, 13°29′6" W (Hvalbakur...
- Öræfajökull
glacier Þjórsá Lava Snæfell Snæfellsjökull
StoraEldborg Sundhnúkur
Surtsey Theistareykjabunga Thordarhyrna Thórólfsfell Þrándarjökull Thrihnukagigur...
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after its most
famous example, the
eruption and
formation of the
island of
Surtsey off the
coast of
Iceland in 1963.
Surtseyan eruptions are the "wet" equivalent...
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comprises the
following islands:
Heimaey (13.4
square kilometres; 5.2 sq mi)
Surtsey (1.4
square kilometres; 0.54 sq mi) Elliðaey (0.45
square kilometres; 0...
- Grímsey
Hraunhafnartangi Kolbeinsey Norðfjarðarhorn
Surtsey Dyrhólaey
Bjargtangar Hvannadalshnjúkur This is a list of the
extreme points of Iceland, the...
- Þingvellir
Surtsey Vatnajökull
National Park The
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
World Heritage Sites are places...
