View of harbor entrance in the Northern part of the island

During the 1973 eruption of the Eldfell volcano there were fears that the basalt flows (to the right) would close off the harbor. Residents of Heimaey mobilized to cool the lava to prevent it from closing off the harbor entrance.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wojtal, Steven F.
Language:unknown
Published: Oberlin College Library 1997
Subjects:
Submarine geology
Oceanography
Iceland
Heimaey (Westman Islands
Iceland)
Eldfell
Heimaey
Vestmannaeyjar
Online Access:http://server15963.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15963coll1,1620
Description
Summary:During the 1973 eruption of the Eldfell volcano there were fears that the basalt flows (to the right) would close off the harbor. Residents of Heimaey mobilized to cool the lava to prevent it from closing off the harbor entrance.

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