The eruption of Hekla en:August 17en:1980 at approximately 13:40. It was taken from a position 4 km to the northeast of the volcano which had been erupting for about 10 minutes when the photograph was taken. The lighter steam in the middle distance marks the meltwater path jökulhlaup of the summit glacier that had just melted and literally cartwheeled down the mountain. The noise of the eruption was akin to a jet engine roaring at this point.
2006-11-28 08:10 Oxonhutch 942×673×8 (311213 bytes) The eruption of Helka [[August 17]] [[1980]] at approximately 13h40. It was taken from a position 4km to the northeast of the volcano which had been erupting for about 10 minutes when the photograph was taken. The lighter steam in the middle distance ma
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