Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell
This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.
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Hekla, Ancient Gateway to Hell
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1973
Runtime
0h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Hekla
Production Companies
Arctic Films
Director
Þrándur Thoroddsen
Description
This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.
