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Eldeyjarboði () is a blind skerry located about 57 km southwest of Reykjanes,
Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. It is part of the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge (a divergent or constructive plate boundary) located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world. In the North Atlantic, the ridge separates the North Ame ...
. A submarine eruption occurred in 1830. In January 2020 the Icelandic Met Office stated that two earthquakes occurred 26 km southwest and 32 km south-southwest of Eldeyjarboði.Iceland Monitor, 2020/01/24, Two earthquakes on Reykjanes ridge
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Nýey Nýey (), Nýeyjar , Nyø (Danish), was an island that formed in 1783 due to an underwater eruption in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge southwest of Reykjanes, Iceland. It disappeared within a year. History The formation of "Nýeyjar" began on May 1, 178 ...
, a nearby eruptive island that appeared and disappeared in 1783/4. *
List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland This is an incomplete list of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Prehistoric eruptions ''Dates are approximate.'' * 16,000,000 years ago - the oldest known rock in Iceland was formed in a lava eruption. The age of the basaltic strat ...
* Volcanism of Iceland *
Geology of Iceland The geology of Iceland is unique and of particular interest to geologists. Iceland lies on the divergent boundary between the Eurasian plate and the North American plate. It also lies above a hotspot, the Iceland plume. The plume is believed to h ...
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List of volcanoes in Iceland This list of volcanoes in Iceland includes active and dormant volcanic mountains, of which 18 have erupted since human settlement of Iceland began around 900 AD. __TOC__ List Volcanic zones and systems Iceland has four major volcanic z ...
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Geological deformation of Iceland The geological deformation of Iceland is the way that the rocks of the island of Iceland are changing due to tectonic forces. The geological deformation explains the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, fissures, and the shape of the island. Icelan ...


Sources


Vísindavefurinn: "How common are new islands in eruptions?“
by Professor Sigurður Steinþórsson, 9 June 2005.]


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