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Eldeyjarboði

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

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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