27 July 2010

Heimaey

Le Boréal fills up Heimaey harbor. If the ship had been 3 meters longer, it would not have been able to turn around.

You can also see in this picture how the 1973 eruption of Eldfell covered part of the town. There are houses underneath the ash fall and lava flow.

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