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House Graveyard LANDMARK
( GOOGLE MAP )
If you traverse the edge of town nearest the 1973 lava flow you'll see the edges of where
over 400 buildings lie buried, bits peeking out.
Out of Town
Eldfellshraun LAVA FIELD
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Known as Eldfellshraun, the new land created by the 1973 lava flow is now criss-crossed
with a maze of otherworldly hiking tracks that run down to the fort at Skansinn and the
house graveyard, and all around the bulge of the raw, red eastern coast. Here you'll find
small black-stone beaches , Gaujulundur lava garden , and a lighthouse .
Eldfell VOLCANO
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The 221m-high volcanic cone Eldfell appeared from nowhere in the early hours of 23
January 1973. Once the fireworks finished, heat from the volcano provided Heimaey with
geothermal energy from 1976 to 1985. Today the ground is still hot enough in places to
bake bread or char wood. Eldfell is an easy climb from town, up the collapsed northern
wall of the crater; stick to the path, as the islanders are trying to save their latest volcano
from erosion.
Helgafell VOLCANO
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Helgafell (226m) erupted 5000 years ago. Its cinders are grassed over today, and you can
scramble up here without much difficulty from the football pitch on the road to the airport.
Herjólfsdalur LANDMARK
( GOOGLE MAP )
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