Surtsey Island, Iceland

Iceland is home to many volcanoes and the island of Surtsey rose from the eruption of one of the seabed volcanoes during the early ‘60s. The said eruption lasted for four straight years, and after the dust settled, a new landform surfaced. It was about 2.7 square kilometers and has an altitude of around 130 meters above sea level.

After the eruption, scientists conducted research on the newly formed island and were shocked to a certain degree about the ecological progress that happened in a very short span of time. Because of the erosion brought by the tides of the sea, scientists believe that the island would still remain on the surface for the next 100 years. However, this doesn’t make it inhabitable and people were also not allowed to visit.