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Details for: Vestmannaeyjar
The island of Heimaey, about 10 km off the south coast of Iceland, is part of the Vestmannaeyjar volcanic system, which comprises numerous islands and submarine vents. Heimaey probably formed in the Holocene, through numerous eruptions. Here, an ash-laden eruption plume rises above a volcanic cone behind the town of Vestmannaeyjar in 1973. The water pumping operation in the foreground was designed to cool the front of an advancing lava flow that threatened the town and its harbor. Photo by Jack Lockwood, 1973 (U.S. Geological Survey).
Volcano Number: 372010
Volcano Name: Vestmannaeyjar
Country: Iceland
Volcano Type: Fissure vent(s)
Last Eruption: 1973 CE
Elevation: 283m
Tectonic Setting: Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km: 1685
Pop. within 10km: 1685
Pop. within 30km: 2188
Pop. within 100km: 17538
Latitude: 63.416
Longitude: -20.266



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