Surtsey
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On
November 14
,
1963
, the volcanic island of
Surtsey
emerged from the ocean five miles south of Iceland. It was named for the fire giant Surt
?
from
Norse mythology
.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/europe_west_asia/surtsey.html