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APPENDIX. C. 
“ Besides this immense fire, there happened 
“ two other circumstances that are equally won- 
“ derful. Two islands have been thrown up. One 
“ of these was thrown up in the month of Fe- 
cc bruary, 1784, where there was before upwards 
“ of one hundred fathoms deep water; it lies 
■ c about sixteen miles from the land, south-west 
“ from Reikianese in Iceland, and about eight 
“ miles from the cluster of islands called Gier- 
fugla. By the last accounts this island* con- 
“ tinued burning with great vehemence, and sent 
“ forth prodigious quantities of pumice, sand, 
u and other matters, similar to other burning 
cc mountains. The island is somewhat above half 
fC a mile in circumference, and full as high as the 
“ mountain Esian in Iceland. The other island 
“ is at a greater distance from Iceland to the 
ec north-west, lying between Iceland and Green- 
tc land: it has burnt without intermission, day 
“ and night, for a considerable time, like the 
<e other; is very high, and larger in circumference 
“ than the other.—The account of this island 
cc is taken from the report of certain masters of 
* To the above interesting piece of information related by 
Mr. Pennant, I will only add, that this lofty island is now 
reduced to a sunken *rock extremely dangerous to navigators, 
and is the one mentioned at page 7 of this journal. With 
the Icelanders it bears the name of Geir Fugle-skier drangr 
(the concealed bird-rock). 
