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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...
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  • in a $66.6 million deal. The transaction includes an option to acquire Surtsey Media-owned Fox affiliate KFJX/Joplin, Missouri and SagamoreHill Broadcasting-owned...
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    including Ahu-Y'hloa near Cornwall and G'll-Hoo, near the volcanic island of Surtsey off the coast of Iceland. Anders Fager has described the city of "Ya' Dich-Gho"...
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    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...
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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...
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    'Geirr's Island'). The ending -ey denotes an island (as in Guernsey or Surtsey). Humans have lived on the island since at least 12,000 BCE, with evidence...
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    of Iceland in 1963 that caused the emergence of a new volcanic island, Surtsey. Surtseyan eruptions are phreatomagmatic (also known as hydromagmatic)...
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    was formerly a volcanic island south of Iceland. It was a former vent of Surtsey, along with Syrtlingur and Surtla. It emerged from the ocean as a result...
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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...
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    Vulcanian / Peléan / Sub-Plinian Severe 3–15 km 3 months substantial possible Surtsey (1963-1967), Nevado del Ruiz (1985), Redoubt (1989-1990), Soufrière Hills...
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  • Öræfajökull glacier Þjórsá Lava Snæfell Snæfellsjökull StoraEldborg Sundhnúkur Surtsey Theistareykjabunga Thordarhyrna Thórólfsfell Þrándarjökull Thrihnukagigur...
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    Savage Islands, Portugal Severny Island, Russia Shag Rocks (South Georgia) Surtsey, a volcanic island located south of Iceland Tetepare Island, the largest...
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    of this is the island of Surtsey, which is an island formed in 1963 after a volcanic eruption from beneath the sea. Surtsey is off the south coast of...
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    Jacobsson et al (1992) Encrustations from Lava Caves on Surtsey, Iceland. A Preliminary Report: Surtsey Research Progress Report X: 73-78 Reykjevik, Iceland...
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    six million people globally. Between 1963 and 1967, the new island of Surtsey was created off the southwest coast by a volcanic eruption. Iceland is...
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    species in primary succession: it was the first vascular plant to colonise Surtsey, a volcanic island 32 km (20 mi) south of Iceland that was formed by eruptions...
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  • for Aglantha, a genus of deep-sea hydrozoans Circe in popular culture Surtsey, a volcanic island off the coast of Iceland Cersei Lannister, a character...
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    ‘ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum) and ‘āma‘u (Sadleria cyatheoides); on Surtsey: lichen (Stereocaulon vesuvianum and Placopsis gelida) and moss (Racomitrium...
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    hurled rocks estimated at eight tons up to a distance of one kilometer. Surtsey – Iceland, 1963–65 Taal Volcano – Philippines, 1965, 1977, 2020 Mount Ontake...
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    The island of Surtsey in the Atlantic Ocean is a basalt volcano which breached the ocean surface in 1963. The initial phase of Surtsey's eruption was highly...
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    control. In modern Iceland, the notion of Surtr as a giant of fire lives on; Surtsey ("Surtr's island"), a volcanic island that appeared in 1963 in Vestmannaeyjar...
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  • Þingvellir Surtsey Vatnajökull National Park The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places...
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    happen after a lava flow or the emergence of a new island from the ocean. Surtsey, a volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland, is an important example...
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  • -16.78333 (Krafla) 1984 Surtsey Iceland 200 m (660 ft) 63°18′11″N 20°36′18″W / 63.303°N 20.605°W / 63.303; -20.605 (Surtsey) 1963 Fagradalsfjall Iceland...
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    Western Siberia. It was the first bush found on the new volcanic island of Surtsey near Iceland. Salix phylicifolia forms a shrub to 5 m (16 ft) tall. Rivers...
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    Kristinsson, Hörður (1972). "Studies on Lichen Colonization in Surtsey 1970" (PDF). Surtsey Progress Report. 6. Trapelia coarctata: Occurrence data from...
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    (2009). "Xenoliths of exotic origin at Surtsey volcano, Iceland" (PDF). Surtsey Research. 12: 21–27. doi:10.33112/surtsey.12.3. S2CID 59579421. v t e v t e...
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    south east of Iceland has in its recent activity formed the island of Surtsey and cones such as Eldfell on Heimaey. It is the southern tip of the EVZ...
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  • caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for Morgunblaðið in 1975 and worked there...
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