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Surtsey—A New Island
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Crater; cliffs; and nesting gulls |
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Fullmar; gull colony; gull; and mosses |
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Crater, crack, lava; and tephra cone |
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Lava; cone; climbing ridge; and first Armeria maritima |
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Surtsey emerged from a fissure in the mid-Atlantic ridge in 1963. Since then, Icelandic ecologists have
studied how plants and birds reclaim the land. This fascinating laboratory of succession has yielded many
valuable insights into dispersal and the pre-requisites for plant
establishment. In 2008, Surtsey was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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