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This article, from the NASA Earth Observatory, describes the formation in 1963 of the new island, Surtsey, off the southern coast of Iceland, and includes a striking satellite image. The site explains the overall geography of the small island and describes how NASA has been monitoring its erosion patterns using satellites.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7734">National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, October 6, 2006.</a>
![]() (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 2004), WWW Document, (https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4499/the-infant-island-of-surtsey-iceland).
![]() Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 2004), <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4499/the-infant-island-of-surtsey-iceland>.
![]() Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland. (2006, October 6). Retrieved May 2, 2025, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4499/the-infant-island-of-surtsey-iceland
![]() National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, October 6, 2006. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4499/the-infant-island-of-surtsey-iceland (accessed 2 May 2025).
![]() Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland. Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. 6 Oct. 2006. 2 May 2025 <https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/4499/the-infant-island-of-surtsey-iceland>.
![]() @misc{
Title = {Earth Observatory: The Infant Island of Surtsey, Iceland},
Publisher = {National Aeronautics and Space Administration},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {2 May 2025},
Month = {October 6, 2006},
Year = {2004}
}
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