Eldeyjarboði

Eldeyjarboði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛltˌeiːjarˌpɔːðɪ]) is a blind skerry located about 57 km southwest of Reykjanes, Iceland. It is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A submarine eruption occurred in 1830.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2020 the Icelandic Met Office stated that two earthquakes occurred 26 km southwest and 32 km south-southwest of Eldeyjarboði.^[1]

See also

• Nýey, a nearby eruptive island that appeared and disappeared in 1783/4.
• List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland
• Volcanism of Iceland
• Geology of Iceland
• List of volcanoes in Iceland
• Geological deformation of Iceland

Sources

• Vísindavefurinn: "How common are new islands in eruptions?“ by Professor Sigurður Steinþórsson, 9 June 2005.]

References

1. Iceland Monitor, 2020/01/24, Two earthquakes on Reykjanes ridge

• 63°29′N 23°48′W