Regional and geological setting of Heimaey

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Regional and geological setting of Heimaey


Left: Sketch map of Iceland showing the volcanically active zones of the country. Right: Map of southern Iceland with the Vestmannaeyjar and neighboring volcanic areas. Both maps are from Thy (1991).

Sorry... but for the moment you must content yourself with the geological background info on the Heimaey homepage. Soon, there will be more info available on this page as on the following "aspects of Heimaey and the 1973 eruption" pages.


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