Jólnir
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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.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Jólnir
- Mountain.photo
- Jolnir Island in 1966 aerial photo.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Jólnir on 22 August 1966, two weeks after volcanic activity ceased
- Mountain.elevation
- (as an island)Below sea level (present)
- Mountain.prominence
- Below sea level
- Mountain.location
- The Atlantic Ocean's sea floor southwest of Surtsey, Iceland
- Mountain.type
- Volcanic island, volcanic cone
- Mountain.age
- Recent
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 1966
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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.
It was named for Jólnir, a Norse god (usually identified as a second name for Odin).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jólnir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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