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Elephant Rock, Heimaey: Iceland’s Basalt Elephant in the Westman Islands

Elephant Rock on the coast of Heimaey, Westman Islands. Photo: Julian Martin . On the coast of Heimaey, in Iceland’s Westman Islands, a sea ...

2015-10-28T07:16:00-07:00

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