Rare Corals and Animal Species Found off Iceland
Among these were pictures of a strange spiral-shaped animal which sticks out of a layer of sediment. It cannot be stated with any certainty yet what species the animal belongs to, but it is likely a coral that has never been registered in Iceland before, as stated on hafro.is.
Among species photographed during the mission listed by Hafró on its website are halibut, monkfish, redfish, sea pens, sea lilies, starfish, tunicates, black corals, cockscomb cup corals, zigzag corals and Lophelia pertusa, a cold-water coral which is the only species in the genus Lophelia.
The biosphere around stretches of coral is characterized by diversity and fish use the corals as shelter. They are ideal hiding places and the waters around corals are rich in nutrients.
Some areas in Icelandic waters that are known for extensive stretches of corals have been placed under preservation as they are very sensitive, for example to damage and disturbance caused by fishing gear.
Rubbish was also seen in some locations, including corrugated cardboard and a plastic bag at a depth of 500 meters.
The expedition was part of a project on mapping the ocean floor around Iceland and defining what animal and plant species can be found there.
The expedition was carried out on the research vessel Bjarni Sæmundsson June 21-26 in Háfadjúp and Reynisdjúp. Pictures were taken on the ocean floor in 15 locations at a depth of 110-730 meters.
Steinunn Hilma Ólafsdóttir led the expedition and Ingvi Friðriksson was captain.
During the expedition a massive underwater mountain that might be a volcano was discovered off West Iceland.
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East Iceland Archaeological Site Open
Minister of Education Katrín Jakobsdóttir opened the site and a number of people were present. The ceremony was the final event of the local festival Ormsteiti, ruv.is reports.
Bishop of Iceland Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir led a sermon at the occasion. “A very notable operation took place here […]. The monks not only studied the Bible but were also responsible for social services, took care of the poor and others in need,” she remarked.
This summer facilities to display the convict were established. It also served as a hospital. “The buildings were much larger and more complex than we had expected,” said archaeologist Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, who led the excavation.
“It is also the northernmost convent that has been unearthed in Europe and the only one in Iceland so it is an important milestone for us archaeologists,” Steinunn concluded.
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Quakes in South Iceland’s Katla Volcano
On Friday, an earthquake at a magnitude of 3.8 points hit in the same location, visir.is reports.
The information was recorded by the Icelandic Meteorological Office’s automatic sensors. They showed that the earthquake this morning was followed by a swarm of minor quakes, all of which had a magnitude of 2.0 or less.
Katla has been subject to series of seismic activity lately.
Click here to read more about Katla and here to read about recent seismic activity in Krýsuvík, Southwest Iceland.
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Earthquake Swarm in Southwest Iceland
The series started shortly before 4 pm and lasted for three hours. The epicenter of the earthquakes was below the southern end of Kleifarvatn Lake, ruv.is reports.
Geophysicist Kristín Waagfjörð at the Icelandic Meteorological Office said earthquake swarms like these are very common in the Krýsuvík area.
In 2010 and 2011 there was constant uplift at Krýsuvík of a total of eight centimeters. At the end of last year, the land started sinking again.
Earth scientists are monitoring the uplift closely. It might either be related to pressure from geothermal heat or magma which could lead to volcanic activity.
Volcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson writes about the conditions at Krýsuvík in the latest issue of the print edition of Iceland Review, and the risk of lava flows reaching the capital.
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Children’s Graves Excavated in North Iceland
Archaeological research of the Hofsstaðir burial site has taken place with intermission for the past 14 years. The site is believed to date back to the latter part of the tenth century. So far, archaeologists have unearthed 177 skeletons and two churches, ruv.is reports.
This summer archaeologists have focused on the cemetery wall and the area outside it. The project is far from finished; there are plans to excavate the entire burial site to obtain an integral bone collection from the Middle Ages and other information on burial ceremonies and churches from that time.
“I would guess that we have excavated more than half of the cemetery but we have to enlarge the area both to the south and west in the coming years to uncover all of it,” said archaeologist Oddgeir Ísaksen.
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Commission to Verify Iceland Lake Monster
link to the video http://www.ruv.is/frett/er-thetta-lagarfljotsormurinn
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Earthquakes Hit Katla
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Giant Mushroom Found in West Iceland
Borgarfjörður. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
Mushroom expert from the Institute of Natural History Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir commented that the particular kind of mushroom found can grow very big but confirmed that this is likely the largest to be found in the country.
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Fires Continue to Burn in West Fjords
The West Fjords. Photo by Geir Ólafsson
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Dalvík Celebrates Fish Festival
From a previous Great Fish Day. Photo by Páll Stefánsson.
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