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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Giant Sea Elephant Emerges From The Ocean In Iceland

Giant Sea Elephant Emerges From The Ocean In Iceland

This basalt sea-cliff on the island of Heimaey in Southern Iceland looks just like a giant elephant or wooly mammoth dipping its trunk into the sea.

Heimaey is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, which is a geologically young set of islands formed by volcanoes. Eldfell, a volcano on Heimaey, erupted in 1973, prompting locals to pump cold seawater onto the resulting lava flows in a successful attempt to redirect it from their harbor. The elephant on this island’s coast that attracts visitors is also formed from the volcanic basalt found everywhere on this island.

Giant Sea Elephant Emerges From The Ocean In Iceland
Photo: shaefierce

Giant Sea Elephant Emerges From The Ocean In Iceland
Photo: Diego Deslo

Giant Sea Elephant Emerges From The Ocean In Iceland
Photo: Julian Martin

Source: vestmannaeyjar.is Via Bored Panda
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