Gallery: The Little Icelandic Town That Survived an Epic Lava Flow
Peter Holliday0110 - Heimaklettur above Port Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Heimaklettur above Port Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0201 - 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
Peter Holliday0317 - Katarina Huber, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Katarina Huber, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0404 - Looking south east towards Suðurey and beyond to Hellisey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Looking southeast towards Suðurey and beyond to Hellisey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0502 - Volvo, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Volvo, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0607 - Cemetery gates, English translation - I live and you shall too, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Cemetery gates, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0712 - Bjarni þór, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Bjarni þór, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0813 - Stórhöfði Weather Station #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Stórhöfði Weather Station #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday0903 - Looking west over the town of Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Looking west, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1009 - Gun range, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Gun range, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1102 Kristín Jóhansdóttir, witness of Eldfell eruption, Heimaey, 2015
Kristín Jóhansdóttir, witness of Eldfell eruption, 2015
Peter Holliday1218 - Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1316 - House under construction, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
House under construction, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1415 - Farm #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Farm #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1508 - Harbour mural of Helgafell, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Harbor mural of Helgafell, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1606 - Eldfell and Helgafell above the town of Vestmannaeyjar, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Eldfell and Helgafell above the town, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1711 - Heimaklettur painting, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Heimaklettur painting, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday1801 Páll Einarsson, witness of Eldfell eruption, Heimaey, 2015
Páll Einarsson, witness of Eldfell eruption, 2015
Peter Holliday1905 - Farm #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Farm #1, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Peter Holliday2014 - Stórhöfði Weather Station #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
Stórhöfði Weather Station #2, Vestmannaeyjar, 2015
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