Many islands in the world are formed by volcanic eruptions. But this process happened thousands of millions of years ago. In modern times, the people of Iceland were lucky enough to witness the formation of an island from a volcanic eruption right before their eyes.
The island of Suratse in this country was formed by a volcanic eruption in 1963. The Suratse eruption in Iceland was the longest-lasting eruption in history.
On November 14, 1963, this volcano erupted 18 kilometers southwest of Himai in the Western Islands.
Eruptions may have already started at the sea floor. Initially, the elements released from the eruption started the process of formation of suratse.
As the sea in Iceland cooled rapidly, the hot lava turned into tephra (volcanic ash). The ash was huge and the island was formed on the next day i.e. 15th November. The height of this new island was 17 meters.
After that till 1967 volcanic eruptions were occurring in this area and different islands were also formed from it. Suratse Island is important in all this.
When the island was measured 20 years after its creation, it was found that its height had decreased by one meter. This was caused by loose volcanic ash being carried away by wind and water. Since then, the land on this island has been eroding. But now it has slowed down.
According to scientists, this island will survive in the future. No one except scientists is allowed to visit this island. This island has been declared as nature reserve only in 1965.
