Eldfell

Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres high on the island of in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973.
Wikipedia
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helgafell and Vestmannaeyjar Airport.

Volcano
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is an inactive 227 m volcanic cone located on the island of in the archipelago in . The peninsula immediately to the south of in what is now southern Heimaey formed about 6000 years ago.

Aerodrome
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is a two-runway on the island of , in , a small archipelago off the south coast of . The airport services seasonal, charter and medical flights as well as general aviation.

Church
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Heimaey Stave Church is a close replica of Haltdalen stave church situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vestmannaeyjar.

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the island of Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest of 15–18 islands in the Westman Islands archipelago, just off the south-west coast of 's mainland.

Eldfell

Latitude
63.43232° or 63° 25′ 56″ north
Longitude
-20.24728° or 20° 14′ 50″ west
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
99MXCQJ3+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 445065622
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
3417584
Wiki­data ID
Q217274
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Satellite Map

Discover Eldfell from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Eldfell” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Eldfell”
  • Arabic: “إلدفيل”
  • Azerbaijani: “Eldfell”
  • Azerbaijani: “Eldfetl”
  • Basque: “Eldfell”
  • Belarusian: “Вулкан Эльдфетль”
  • Belarusian: “Эльдфетль”
  • Belarusian: “Эльдфэтль”
  • Bulgarian: “Елдфел”
  • Catalan: “Eldfell”
  • Cebuano: “Eldfell”
  • Chinese: “埃尔德菲尔”
  • Czech: “Eldfell”
  • Danish: “Eldfell”
  • Dutch: “Eldfell”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل الدفيل”
  • Estonian: “Eldfell”
  • Finnish: “Eldfell”
  • French: “Eldfell”
  • Galician: “Eldfell”
  • German: “Eldfell”
  • German: “Kirkjufell”
  • Hebrew: “אלדפטל”
  • Hebrew: “אלדפל”
  • Hungarian: “Eldfell”
  • Icelandic: “Eldfell”
  • Icelandic: “Heimaeyjargosið”
  • Icelandic: “Vestmannaeyjagosið”
  • Italian: “Eldfell”
  • Japanese: “エルトフェットル”
  • Korean: “엘드펠”
  • Ladin: “Eldfell”
  • Macedonian: “Елдфедл”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eldfell”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eldfell”
  • Norwegian: “Eldfell”
  • Polish: “Eldfell”
  • Portuguese: “Eldfell”
  • Russian: “Эльдфедль”
  • Russian: “Эльдфетль”
  • Serbian: “Елдфел”
  • Slovak: “Eldfell”
  • Spanish: “Eldfell”
  • Swedish: “Eldfell”
  • Turkish: “Eldfell”
  • Ukrainian: “Ельдфетль”
  • Venetian: “Eldfell”

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