Eldeyjarboði

Island in Iceland

Eldeyjarboði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛltˌeiːjarˌpɔːðɪ]) is a blind skerry located about 57 km southwest of Reykjanes, Iceland. It is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A submarine eruption occurred in 1830.[citation needed]

In January 2020 the Icelandic Met Office stated that two earthquakes occurred 26 km southwest and 32 km south-southwest of Eldeyjarboði.[1]

See also

Sources

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

References

  1. ^ Iceland Monitor, 2020/01/24, Two earthquakes on Reykjanes ridge
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