Surtsey
Iceland /
Sudurland /
Vestmannaeyjar /
World
/ Iceland
/ Sudurland
/ Vestmannaeyjar
World / Iceland / Suðurland
island, volcano, nature conservation park / area, uninhabited island, UNESCO World Heritage Site
A volcanic island that formed off the coast of Iceland on November 14, 1963. Volcanic activity lasted until June 5, 1967. A classic site for the study of biocolonisation from founder populations that arrive from outside ('allochthonous'), Surtsey was declared a nature reserve in 1965 while the eruption was still in active progress. Today only a small number of scientists are permitted to land on Surtsey; the only way anyone else can see it closely is with a small plane
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surtsey
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Coordinates: 63°18'14"N 20°36'15"W
- Heimaey 22 km
- Geldinganes 114 km
- Viðey 115 km
- Brokey 220 km
- Borgarey 265 km
- Holtsey 268 km
- Hrísey 321 km
- Flatey 344 km
- Papey Island 345 km
- Iceland 414 km
- Vestmannaeyjar 14 km
- Vestmannaeyjar Airport (IATA: VEY, ICAO: BIVM) 21 km
- Westman Island golf course 21 km
- Vestmannaeyjar Harbour 23 km
- Vestmannaeyjahöfn 23 km
- Eldfell 23 km
- Klettsvík 24 km
- Faxasund 25 km
- Old volcanic cone 26 km
- Holtsós 48 km
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