"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 ...

In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explains how one of the Earth's newest formations—a volcanic island in Iceland—was formed a mere 50 years ago.

Geologists and biologists are about to pierce one of the world’s youngest islands: tiny Surtsey, which was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions off Iceland's southwestern coast between 1963 ...

Beginning and ending in the Iceland capital of Reykjavik, the seven-night trips will include visits to Surtsey Island, which rose from the sea in the 1960s, and Heimaey, where a volcanic eruption ...