Gallery: The Little Icelandic Town That Survived an Epic Lava Flow

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    10 - Heimaklettur above Port Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Heimaklettur above Port Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    01 - Austurgerði 13 partly buried under snow and ash from the 1973 Eldfell eruption, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    A building partially buried under snow and ash from the 1973 Eldfell eruption, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    17 - Katarina Huber, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Katarina Huber, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    04 - Looking south east towards Suðurey and beyond to Hellisey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Looking southeast towards Suðurey and beyond to Hellisey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    02 - Volvo, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Volvo, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    07 - Cemetery gates, English translation - I live and you shall too, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Cemetery gates, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    12 - Bjarni þór, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Bjarni þór, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    13 - Stórhöfði Weather Station #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Stórhöfði Weather Station #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    03 - Looking west over the town of Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Looking west, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    09 - Gun range, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Gun range, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    02 Kristín Jóhansdóttir, witness of Eldfell eruption, Heimaey, 2015

    Kristín Jóhansdóttir, witness of Eldfell eruption, 2015
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    18 - Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    16 - House under construction, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    House under construction, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    15 - Farm #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Farm #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    08 - Harbour mural of Helgafell, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Harbor mural of Helgafell, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    06 - Eldfell and Helgafell above the town of Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Eldfell and Helgafell above the town, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    11 - Heimaklettur painting, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Heimaklettur painting, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    01 Páll Einarsson, witness of Eldfell eruption, Heimaey, 2015

    Páll Einarsson, witness of Eldfell eruption, 2015
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    05 - Farm #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Farm #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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    14 - Stórhöfði Weather Station #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015

    Stórhöfði Weather Station #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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