January 23, 1973, one of the most dramatic #volcanic #eruption in recent history of #Iceland begins when a long lava spewing fissure opened up along the eastern shore of Heimaey 🌋
https://icelandmag.is/article/when-residents-vestmannaeyjar-woke-discover-a-volcano-erupting-outskirts-town
https://icelandmag.is/article/when-residents-vestmannaeyjar-woke-discover-a-volcano-erupting-outskirts-town
When the residents of Vestmannaeyjar woke up to discover a volcano erupting on the outskirts of town
On January 23 1973 one of the most dramatic eruptions in recent Icelandic history began when a long lava spewing fissure opened up along the eastern shore of Heimaey island.Icelandmag