Vestmannaeyjar

Surtsey ("Surtr's island" in Icelandic, ) is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago off the southern coast of Iceland. At Surtsey is the southernmost point of Iceland. It was formed in a volcanic eruption which began below sea level, and reached the surface on 14 November 1963. The eruption lasted until 5 June 1967, when the island reached its maximum size of . Since then, wave erosion has caused the island to steadily diminish in size: , its surface area was . The most recent survey (2007) shows the island's maximum elevation at above sea level.

Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicised as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.

thumb|upright=1.35|Heimaey harbour in 2014 thumb|View from the Helgafell (volcano)|Helgafell, looking north-west

Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973. The name means Hill of Fire in Icelandic.

Jólnir () was formerly a volcanic island south of Iceland. It was a former vent of Surtsey, along with Syrtlingur and Surtla. It emerged from the ocean as a result of active plate tectonics between December 1965 and July 1966. Oceanic erosion cyclically wore down the new lava as it formed, and the island sank below the surface several times.

volcanic cone on Heimaey Island

thumb|Volcanism in the south of Iceland:Bjarnarey, Eldfell|Eldfellshraun and [[Eyjafjallajökull in the background]] alt=View from Bjarnarey to Heimaey @ Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), Iceland|thumb|left|View from Bjarnarey to Heimaey Bjarnarey () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland. It is one of the 18 islands that make up the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago.

airport in Heimaey, Iceland

Álsey () or Álfsey is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.

thumbnail|Suðurey, Hellisey, Súlnasker and Geldungur islands. Hellisey () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland. It is 6 km southwest of Heimaey and 13 km northeast of Surtsey. Hellisey only has an area of 0.1 km ² and extends to about 100 m above sea level.

architectural structure

thumbnail|Brandur, Álsey and Surtsey islands. Brandur () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.

thumbnail|Suðurey Suðurey () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.

Icelandic multi-sports district association

thumb|Centered in the image is Geldungur. thumbnail|Suðurey, [[Hellisey, Súlnasker and Geldungur islands]] Geldungur () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.

Súlnasker () is a small, uninhabited island in the Vestmann Islands, south of Iceland.

island in Iceland