Eruption of the Helgafell Volcano on the island of Heimaey in the Vestmann isles to the south of Iceland, 150 m from the town of Vetmannaeyjar. The eruption began on January 23 at 1:55 a.m. and finished on the June 28 1973. The eruption lasted 157 days. | Location: Vetmannaeyjar, Iceland. (Photo by Elisabeth Andanson/Sygma via Getty Images)