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The wanton and inhuman atrocities committed by the pirates so burnt themselves into the memory of the unfortunate inhabitants, that Mr. Nelson Annandale relates that during his six weeks 'stay at Heimaey in the year 1898 he heard almost daily of the raid.
The Passion-Hymns of Iceland 1879-1961 1913
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The eruption not only caused evacuation of the island, it also destroyed almost the whole town of Heimaey.
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And in 1973, an eruption on the nearby island of Heimaey threatened to bury a town's economically important harbor; residents sprayed the advancing lava with seawater to cool it off, and the harbor remained intact.
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There were major eruptions off the southwest cost in 1963 (Surtsey) and 1973 (Heimaey) - on the main ridge, not Reykjanes, but historical records suggest submarine eruptions at two spots off Reykjanes in: 1211, 1226, 1231, 1238, 1240, 1422 and 1583; and 1783, 1830 and 1879 respectively.
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She is confident that the spirit of Heimaey will prevail again in the rest of Iceland.
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January 1973 a tree kilometer long fissure opend on Heimaey island, witch belongs to the Vestmannaeyjar islands (Icland).
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Iceland, the previous two hour and 45 minute journey to Heimaey, the largest and only inhabited of the Westman Islands, is now just a hop, skip and a jump away, opening up a whole new world to those visiting
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
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Pretty good actually, the island isn't very far from the main island (Heimaey) as seen
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from Wikipedia:
Heimaey (-is), literally Home Island, is an Icelandic island. At a size of 13.4 km² (5.2 sq. miles), it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated Icelandic island outside the main island of Iceland. Heimaey lies approximately 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the south coast of Iceland. It is the only populated island of the Vestmannaeyjar islands, with a population of approximately 4,500.
June 23, 2013