Friday, August 11, 2017

The Brand New Island of Surtsey

Located nearly xxx kilometers off the southern coast of Republic of Iceland , lies the small-scale isle of Surtsey. It is ane of the world's youngest isle alongside an historic catamenia but over 50 years.

Like all islands , Surtsey was conceived inwards an underwater volcanic eruption which began at a depth of 130 meters inwards the Norwegian Sea. Molten lava kept piling upwards at the bottom in addition to a mound began to rising , until it broke the surface on fourteen Nov 1963 , in addition to the isle was officially born.

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Photo credit: Erling Ólafsson

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Photo credit: NASA

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Photo credit: volcanocafe.wordpress.com

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Boulder on Surtsey island. Photo credit: Borgþór Magnússon

Sources: www.surtsey.is / www.icelandontheweb.com / Wikipedia

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