Heimaey harbour
The view from Eldfell, the volcano which erupted on the island of Heimaey in Vestmannaeyjar, 23 January 1973. From the brick-red cinder cone in the foreground, a stark contrast can be seen between the lava-inundated land to the East, and the newly colonised land to the West. This eruption was notable in that the efforts of the island's inhabitants - who pumped seawater onto the lava flowfront - managed to stave off the advancing lava. Now, the encroached lava flows actually serve to better shelter the harbour.
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Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Jamie Farquharson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
3.5 MB
Aspect
16:9
Width
4608 px
Height
2592 px
Brand
Pentax
Model
WG-3 GPS
Exposure
5 mm f/2.8 1/160 s ISO 7
Coordinates
63.4324, -20.2475
Tint
Dark reddish brown
Submitted
27 February 2015
Taken
9 November 2014
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