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# Surtsey
Surtsey Island · Iceland

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 2008.

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Area / regionSurtsey Island

Country / geographic scopeIceland

Place typeNature

Point coordinates63.30306, -20.60222

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Surtsey

Natural · Inscription: 2008

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1267/)

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