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following a volcanic eruption in 1830. When the colony was discovered in 1835, almost fifty birds were counted. Museums, desiring the skins of the auk for preservation and display, quickly began collecting birds from the colony. The last pair, found incubating an egg, were killed there in June 1844,
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge becomes at the Bight transform fault near 56.5°N the
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Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland occurred in June 1879. Geirfuglasker erupted in 1879 and there were 3 eruptions near Eldey between 1211 and 1422. A small geothermal area is located at 60–80 m (200–260 ft) depth east of Eldey.
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