It is well known and raspiarenny on the internet picture. I remember having read something interesting about this place. Refresh your memory, but at the same time tell you.
Vestmannaeyar is a small (about 16 km ²) of the archipelago to the south of Iceland. The archipelago consists of islands Heymaey he inhabited, and thirteen small ones, which are uninhabited.
The photo is a small island and a country house, he was gifted singer Bjork, strange, but she refused such an extraordinary gift.
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That's what history has occurred on the morning of ostrovah.Rannim January 23, 1973 in the Icelandic Volcano Island Eldfell Heymaey suddenly, without warning, awoke after 5000 years of hibernation. Heymaey - one of Vestmanskih Islands, located about 25 miles south of Iceland.
At the edge of town Vestmannaeyar earth cracked and molten lava with volcanic ash giant fountains flowed from the fault length of 2.5 km. What eyewitnesses saw, they called the "curtain of fire." Buildings on the roof turned out to be the most buried under the ashes, and people have taken the first-ever attempt to stem the flow of lava: it involves 30 km of fire hoses and the pump 43, to pour salt water on the advancing tongues of lava.
Despite all efforts, the lava engulfed the eastern part of the city, 300 buildings cgoreli and disappeared under a layer of ash. Fortunately, due to bad weather fishing fleet (fishing - the main branch of industry), was in port, making it possible to quickly evacuate all 5,300 residents. After a few weeks the eruption ceased, and the inhabitants were able to return to the island where I had to re-build homes, but many of the worst escape the fate. The flow of lava extended east coast, creating a natural breakwater to the harbor.
The growth of the island, caused by a volcanic eruption Eldfell: 15%
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Would you like to live on the edge of the earth? Or a couple of Nedelec still all right, but always it is already too much?
Post time 17-6-2012 06:46 PM
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