# Eldfell

- **Country:** Iceland
- **Coordinates:** 63.432500, -20.247500
- **Age:** Historical
- **Type:** Volcanic cone
- **Location:** Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
- **Elevation M:** 200
- **Prominence M:** 200
- **Last Eruption:** January to June 1973
- **Volcanic Zone:** Southern Volcanic Flank Zone
- **Label Position:** left

Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973. The name means Hill of Fire in Icelandic.

![Photo of Eldfell](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Eldfell%2C_Heimaey%2C_Islas_Vestman%2C_Su%C3%B0urland%2C_Islandia%2C_2014-08-17%2C_DD_067.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldfell (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)