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Birth of an island

Iceland, 1965
film

Shows the formation of the new volcanic island of Surtsey near Iceland, beginning as a submarine eruption and building up to a substantiasl lava shield of sev..

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Sequel to Surtsey

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Volcanoes: exploring the restless earth

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Askja on fire: volcanic eruption in Iceland 1961

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Days of destruction

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Islands within islands within islands

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Born of fire

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Fire in the sea

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Volcano

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Heartbeat of a volcano

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Changes in its surface

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Volcano

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