"Volcano Surtsey" documents the formation of Surtsey, a volcanic island off the coast of Iceland, which emerged in 1963 due to underwater volcanic eruptions. The film explores the geological ...

named the group after an island off the coast of Iceland, where Bassa was born. Surtsey — the place — is an uninhabited volcanic island with a unique ecosystem due to a lack of human impact.

But one lesser-known part of Iceland is Surtsey Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that people are not allowed to visit. It is a volcanic island located in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the ...

An area near Grindavik, Iceland is showing ... the town in an effort to stave off any flowing lava that could head its way. In 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted near glacial ice in ...

Despite the seismic activity in the volcanic region between Sundhnúkur ... the one that happened in 1963, also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey. That particular eruption lasted ...

Iceland is bracing for a volcanic eruption in the coming days after a series of earthquakes and evidence of hot magma flowing quickly underground. The fishing town of Grindavik, home to 3,000 ...

It petered out within hours, but not before a river of lava engulfed a pipeline, cutting off heat and hot water to thousands of people. Feb. 8 eruption: Iceland volcano is erupting for the 3rd ...