Eyjafjallajökull Gosmökkur '10 The fantastic formations have fired

The fantastic formations have fired the imagination of Icelanders through the ages and are to be found in the folklore - for example the story of the “Man and Woman” (insert lower right)

The waterfall Öxarárfoss

Restoration began in 1968 and was completed in 1980

This is fascinatingly documented in words and artifacts at the Herring Era Museum

Eyjafjallajökull Gosmökkur '10 The fantastic formations have firedText on back of card: The eruption beneath the Eyjafjallajkull glacier in the south of Iceland began April 14th, 2010. Magma coming into contact with the ice caused the chilled lava to form glass particles that were ejected into the upper atmosphere and were considered to be hazardous to air travel. The ash plume reached heights that halted jet travel for many days. Meltwater from the eruption also caused flooding and washed away parts of the main