Nomination of

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Reykjavík
Vestmannaeyjar
Surtsey
Identification of the property
Iceland
V e s t m a n n a e y j a r
I C E L A N D
VATNAJÖKULL
ICE CAP
Heimaey
Vestmannaeyjar
Town
Álsey
Suðurey
50 km
Elliðaey
5 km
1.a Country
Iceland.
1.b State, province or region
Municipality of Vestmannaeyjar.
1.c Name of property
Surtsey.
1.d Geographical coordinates
The nominated property is bounded
by the following coordinates:
1) 63°16´08´´N and 20°36´04´´W;
2) 63°16´08´´N and 20°40´00´´W;
3) 63°17´52´´N and 20°40´00´´W;
4) 63°20´22´´N and 20°35´31´´W;
5) 63°18´15´´N and 20°31´16´´W.
1.e Maps and plans showing the
boundaries of the nominated
property and buffer zone
Figure 1.1 is a map showing the location and
boundaries of the nominated area and its buffer
zone.
1.f Area of the nominated property
and the proposed buffer zone
The nominated property, Surtsey (Fig. 1.1,
red line), represents the strictly protected
component of the nationally designated Surtsey
Nature Reserve. The 33.7 km 2 property encompasses
the entire Surtsey volcano (of which
1.4 km 2 are above sea level and 13.2 km 2 are
submerged) and surrounding ocean (19.1 km 2 ).
The remaining 31.9 km 2 of the Surtsey Nature
Reserve (Fig 1.1, black line) represent a buffer
zone for this nomination. Fishing is allowed
within the buffer zone, but construction,
mining and the use of firearms are prohibited.
Fig. 1.1. Map of Surtsey, showing boundaries of the
nominated area and buffer zone. Smaller figures
show the location of the nominated area within the
Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, the location of Vestmannaeyjar
off Iceland's south coast, and the
location of Iceland in the northern hemisphere.
20° 42’W
63°20’
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63°16’08’’N
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