A volcano in southwest Iceland has finally erupted, spewing rivers of lava from at least a four-km-long fissure, weeks after scores of earthquakes jolted the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption late ...

Thousands were evacuated from the Icelandic fishing village of Grindavík ahead of the eruption. Maps break down what happened and what's to come.

Above: Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. Below, a detail of a sea creature labelled H, ‘the greatest of whales’ which could not chase fish but caught ...