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    Vestmannaeyjar

    Vestmannaeyjar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstˌmanːaˌeiːjar̥] , sometimes anglicised as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland.

    Vestmannaeyjar
    Vestmannaeyjar

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    49 landforms

    Overview

    Vestmannaeyjar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstˌmanːaˌeiːjar̥] , sometimes anglicised as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,537, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyjabær. The other islands are uninhabited, although six have single hunting cabins. Vestmannaeyjar came to international attention in 1973 with the eruption of the Eldfell volcano, which destroyed many buildings and forced a month-long evacuation of the entire population to mainland Iceland. Approximately one-fifth of the town was destroyed before the lava flow was halted by the application of 6.8 billion litres (1.8 billion US gallons) of cold seawater.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands9
    • Islets22
    • Rocks & skerries17

    Major islands

    1
    • Heimaey

      Heimaey

      Area
      13.2 km²
      High point
      283 m

      Heimaey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiːmaˌeiː] ), is an Icelandic island. 2 mi2), it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. 6 mi) off the south coast of Iceland.

    Minor islands

    9

    • Surtsey

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      155 m

    • Elliðaey

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      145 m

    • Jólnir

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      -41 m

    • Bjarnarey

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      164 m

    • Álsey

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      144 m

    • Suðurey

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      161 m

    • Faxasker

      Area
      —
      High point
      10 m

      size unknown

    • Stóristakkur

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Syrtlingur

      Area
      —
      High point
      -32 m

      size unknown

    Islets

    22

    Rocks & skerries

    17
    • Bládrangur0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Litli-Stakkur<0.1 ha
    • Hundasker<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m283 mHeimaey164 mBjarnarey161 mSuðurey155 mSurtsey145 mElliðaey144 mÁlsey122 mHellisey97 mHani91 mHrauney90 mBrandur86 mGeldungur83 mÖrn80 mSúlnasker65 mHæna
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110100Heimaey: 13.2 km²HeimaeySurtsey: 1.3 km²SurtseyElliðaey: 0.4 km²ElliðaeyJólnir: 0.3 km²JólnirBjarnarey: 0.28 km²BjarnareyÁlsey: 0.21 km²ÁlseySuðurey: 0.16 km²SuðureyHellisey: 0.08 km²HelliseyBrandur: 0.05 km²BrandurSúlnasker: 0.04 km²SúlnaskerHnaus: 0.03 km²HnausHani: 0.02 km²HaniGeldungur: 0.02 km²GeldungurHrauney: 0.02 km²HrauneyHæna: 0.02 km²HænaJötunn: 0.02 km²JötunnGeirfuglasker: 0.01 km²GeirfuglaskerLitli-Geldungur: 0.7 haLitli-GeldungurUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandStóri-Stakkur: 0.5 haStóri-StakkurUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandÖrn: 0.5 haÖrnGrasleysa: 0.5 haGrasleysaÞúfusker: 0.4 haÞúfuskerBládrangur: 0.4 haBládrangurKlofadrangur: 0.2 haKlofadrangurStóridrangur: 0.2 haStóridrangurPottur: 0.2 haPotturKúludrangur: 0.1 haKúludrangurUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandLitli-Stakkur: <0.1 haLitli-StakkurHundasker: <0.1 haHundaskerUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 3 without a known area.
    Heimaey13.2 km²
    Surtsey1.3 km²
    Elliðaey0.4 km²
    Jólnir0.3 km²
    Bjarnarey0.28 km²
    Álsey0.21 km²
    Suðurey0.16 km²
    Hellisey0.08 km²
    Brandur0.05 km²
    Súlnasker0.04 km²
    Hnaus0.03 km²
    Hani0.02 km²
    Geldungur0.02 km²
    Hrauney0.02 km²
    Hæna0.02 km²
    Jötunn0.02 km²
    Geirfuglasker0.01 km²
    Litli-Geldungur0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Stóri-Stakkur0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Örn0.5 ha
    Grasleysa0.5 ha
    Þúfusker0.4 ha
    Bládrangur0.4 ha
    Klofadrangur0.2 ha
    Stóridrangur0.2 ha
    Pottur0.2 ha
    Kúludrangur0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Litli-Stakkur<0.1 ha
    Hundasker<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs