New volcanic island, which raised from the ocean in 1963 – 1967. The island is pristine and serves as a natural laboratory where the colonization process of plant and animal life is researched. The area of the island is decreasing.
Surtsey, eruption in 1963. / Howell Williams, NOAA, Wikimedia Commons / public domain
| Location, GPS coordinates: | 63.3023 N 20.6033 W |
| Categories: | Volcanoes |
| Values: | Geology, Visual |
| Rating: |  (4 / 5) |
| Where is located? | Europe, Iceland, Suðurland, southernmost of Vestmannaeyjar archipelago islands |
| Height: | 155 m |
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