Surtsey is in Iceland, in Vestmannaeyjar. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1963) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Iceland
City or region
Vestmannaeyjar
Origin (P571)
1963
Coordinates
63.3040 N, 20.6047 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
63
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Thingvellir National Park
Iceland
109.1
Imagine Peace Tower
Iceland
113.8
National Museum of Iceland
Iceland
114.2
Icelandic Phallological Museum
Iceland
114.5
Vatnajökull National Park
Iceland
220.8
The closest neighbor is Thingvellir National Park, 109.1 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Surtsey
English
Surtsey
Español
Surtsey
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 63.3040 N, 20.6047 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Surtsey: 63 sitelinks; closest neighbor Thingvellir National Park at 109.1 km