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Heimaey Eruption: Iceland 1973
- 1974 ----- color ----- 28 min ----- 16mm
- Portrays some of the events following the eruption of the volcano Eldfell in 1973 on the island of Heimaey off the south coast of Iceland. Shows the town of Vestmannaeyjar at the end of January shortly after the 5,000 inhabitants had been evacuated. Illustrates scenes in mid-April, approximately two weeks after a major lava surge had destroyed a large part of the town. Then shows the recovery made by the islanders in mid-July. (Produced by Dr. Alan V. Morgan, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.)
- Topics: (Europe, Geology)
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