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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Heimaey, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

The volcano Eldfell made the island in the 70s famous

Southwest of Iceland, the Vestmannaeyjar Islands ( »Western Isles Men"), the southernmost, Surtsey, which emerged 1963-67 is under nature conservation. The largest and only inhabited is Heimaey, which around 4200 Ew. from fishing and fish processing live. Worldwide fame was the island, as on 23 January 1973 a new volcano erupted. From a 1.6-km-long column, the lava shot out, spilled over the houses and threatened the harbor entrance plugged. Within hours, the 5300 residents were evacuated, be...

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