Lava-Cooling Operations During the 1973 Eruption of Eldfell Volcano,
Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-724


Figure 11.

Map showing area (svæði), dates indicating duration of lava-cooling operations (tímabil), and quantity (magn) in tonnes (metric tons) of seawater delivered.

Nýjasjúkrahúsið = new hospital;

Gígur = crater of Eldfell;

Gagnfæðaskóli = high school;

Básaskersbryggja and Nausthamarsbryggja = Básaskers Wharf and Nausthamars Wharf, respectively.

Vestmannabraut, Kirkjuvegur, and Sólhlíð are names of three streets in Vestmannaeyjar.

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SVÆDI TÍMABIL MAGN
Mtonn.
A 27/3-13/5 '73 0,90
B 10/3-22/3 '73 0,40
C 15/4-21/5 '73 0,50
D 25/3-26/3 '73 0,02
E 11/2-22/3 '73 0,10
F 19/5-10/7 '73 0,87
G 1/4-20/4 '73 0,51
H 21/4-3/7 '73 1,04
I 4/4-25/6 0,71
J 11/4-19/6 '73 1,12