Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
Heimaey, the main iceland (and the only populated) in Vestmannaeyjar outside Iceland "mainland". Photo is taken from the slopes of Heimaklettur, if I remember it correctly.
In the foreground is the harbour of Vestmannaeyar.
Heimaey town has a population of about 4200 (you see almost all of it here) - which actually makes in the 6th largerst city of Iceland outside the greater Reykjavik area.
In the background you see the two volcanoes. Eldfell, the one to the left, is the one that erupted in 1973 burying part of the town and threatened to block the the harbour (was stopped by an operation to cool the lava with sea water). There is a nice museum about the eruption in the town.
(explored)
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar
Heimaey, the main iceland (and the only populated) in Vestmannaeyjar outside Iceland "mainland". Photo is taken from the slopes of Heimaklettur, if I remember it correctly.
In the foreground is the harbour of Vestmannaeyar.
Heimaey town has a population of about 4200 (you see almost all of it here) - which actually makes in the 6th largerst city of Iceland outside the greater Reykjavik area.
In the background you see the two volcanoes. Eldfell, the one to the left, is the one that erupted in 1973 burying part of the town and threatened to block the the harbour (was stopped by an operation to cool the lava with sea water). There is a nice museum about the eruption in the town.
(explored)