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A small, isolated volcanic island at the southern tip of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is located around 2,600 km (1,600 mi) southwest of South Africa and 1,600 km (990 mi) from Antarctica. The island has undergone very little human modification and, along with its surrounding waters, has been declared a protected area .
Iceland is of volcanic origin with the landscape being influenced by water and wind erosion, abrasion and frost action. The Highlands form a plateau some 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level, lying in the central and southeastern part of the island, and occupy about 40% of the landmass; they consist largely of volcanic deserts interspersed with glaciers.
Species Common name(s) Notes Image Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus: Montserrat ameiva: Regional endemic. Numbers have declined significantly due to volcanic activity. Glass lizards and alligator lizards Species Common name(s) Notes Image Diploglossus montisserrati: Montserrat galliwasp: Critically endangered. Endemic.
A population of many wild animals, including insects, birds, humanborne rats, and even monitor lizards, have also settled there. Didicas Volcano off the northern coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines, was first created during a four-year eruption from 1856 to 1860 but eventually got washed away. In 1900, three tall rock masses were left by ...
Geologically, a volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term high island can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The brown noddy and two species of tropicbird also nest on the island. Land birds include four endemic species, the Christmas thrush, the Christmas imperial pigeon, the Christmas white-eye and the Christmas Island hawk-owl, and several endemic sub-species. Over a hundred migrants and vagrant species of bird have been recorded on the island. [7]