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Photos: Icelandic volcanic eruption a 'wonder of nature'

This is the Reykjanes Peninsula's first eruption of any volcano in around 800 years

Published: May 16, 2021 14:21 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from agenceis

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_28738.jpg-1143c-1621160159160 — Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That's perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6,000 years, give or take a year or two. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_26386.jpg-c0982-1621160198264 — The glow from the bubbling hot lava spewing out of the Fagradalsfjall volcano can be seen from the outskirts of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, 32 kilometers away. For others around the world, there's always the live feed. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_29457.jpg-2c9d6-1621160184191 — This is the Reykjanes Peninsula's first eruption of any volcano in around 800 years, and nothing quite matches the exhilaration of bearing witness to Planet Earth's raw power up close and personal. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_34997.jpg-79866-1621160165182 — Fagradalsfjall itself is made up of the Icelandic words for "beautiful valley mountain." Image Credit: AP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_51134.jpg-03fba-1621160188774 — The volcano, which sprang into life in mid-March in the Geldingadalir valley near Mount Fagradalsfjall, has drawn visitors from around the world. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_62483.jpg-69f07-1621160177378 — Lava flows from an eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Image Credit: AP

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People watch as lava flows from an eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_41577.jpg-57635-1621160171485 — People watch as lava flows from an eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Iceland_Volcano_Photo_Gallery_50991.jpg-76b52-1621160193276 — A man watches as lava spews from an eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Image Credit: AP

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