Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. It formed in a volcanic eruption which began without...

cover a good portion of the island. In January 1973, lava flow from nearby Eldfell destroyed half the town and threatened to close its harbour, its main income...

in its recent activity formed the island of Surtsey and cones such as Eldfell on Heimaey. It is the southern tip of the EVZ propagating rift in what...

Vestmannaeyjar came to international attention in 1973 with the eruption of Eldfell volcano, which destroyed many buildings and forced a month-long evacuation...

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geologically active with many volcanoes including Hekla, Eldgjá, Herðubreið, and Eldfell. The volcanic eruption of Laki in 1783–1784 caused a famine that killed...

boundary. All volcanic eruptions in Iceland, such as the 1973 eruption of Eldfell, the 1783 eruption of Laki and the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, are...

Eyjafjallajökull Hekla Hengill Krýsuvík Katla Laki Öræfajökull Surtsey Askja Eldfell Krafla Langjökull Hofsjökull Snæfellsjökull Ljósufjöll Þeistareykjabunga...

Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Vestmannaeyjar also produced the famous eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973. The eruption that created Surtsey also...

with earthquakes and volcanoes, notably Hekla, Eldgjá, Herðubreið and Eldfell. Eyjafjallajökull (1,666 m) erupted in 2010, disrupting European air traffic...

rock formation is thought to have emerged from the volcanic eruption of Eldfell in 1973, which significantly shaped the landscape of Heimaey. Situated...

(0.14 cu mi).: 68  Immediately north of Helgafell is the active volcano Eldfell, which had a no warning disruptive monogenetic fissure eruption commencing...

community has been evacuated in Iceland since the eruption of Heimaey's Eldfell in 1973. The town was reopened to the public nearly a year after the disaster...

Mexico, by Parícutin from 1943 to 1952 Heimaey, Iceland, in the 1973 Eldfell eruption (rebuilt) Piton Sainte-Rose, Reunion island, in 1977 Royal Gardens...

75000 (Askja) 1961 Eldfell Iceland 200 m (660 ft) 63°25′57″N 20°14′51″W / 63.43250°N 20.24750°W / 63.43250; -20.24750 (Eldfell) 1973 Krafla Iceland...

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special group to defend the trawlers. On 23 January 1973, the volcano Eldfell on Heimaey erupted, forcing the Coast Guard to divert its attention to...

stories showcased global historical events such as the volcanic eruption of Eldfell at Heimaey island in Iceland. Cover stories included articles written by...

Askja Bláfell Bláfjall Bárðarbunga. Recently erupted between 2014 and 2015 Eldfell and Helgafell in the island of Heimaey Eyjafjallajökull. Erupted in 2010...

River Control Structure regulating inflow to the Atchafalaya River; the Eldfell volcanic eruption of 1973; and debris flow from the San Gabriel Mountains...

Iceland. Its nearest active neighbours are Katla, to the northeast, and Eldfell, on Heimaey, to the southwest. The volcano is thought to be related to...

construction and the first use of water to slow lava flows since the 1973 Eldfell eruption. The water cooling capacity was subsequently increased. Both an...

people homeless. About 1,200 hectares of agricultural land was destroyed. 3 Eldfell Iceland 1973 1 2 Villarrica Chile 1971 15–30 3 Mount Hudson Chile 1971...

evacuated Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) in January 1973 when Eldfell volcano erupted. In May 1973 Gullfoss started its last regular voyage on...

the Island of Heimaey off the southern coast of Iceland, to visit the Eldfell volcano which also appeared in the world in 1973, the same year as Halperin...

Westman Islands Golf Club at the beginning of July in dedication to the 1973 Eldfell volcano eruption. The volcano erupted on January 23, 1973 and ended six...

than the a year he spent in Grindavík following the 1973 eruption of the Eldfell volcano, he spent most of his childhood in Vestmannaeyjar. He received...

fishing trawlers Lucinda and Wyre Victory. On 23 January 1973 the volcano Eldfell on the island of Heimaey erupted and the ICG ships were withdrawn to aid...

Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. He also visited the Sólheimajökull glacier and Eldfell volcano. 15–16 June  Finland Kultaranta President Steinmeier met with President...

23, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2020. Morgan, Alan V. (March 2000). "The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective" (PDF). Geoscience...