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■ SUMMARY
Tephra from the 1845 Hekla eruption
IN THE ORKNEYS
In a well-known article by Sigurður Þórarinsson
(1981) it is stated that tephra from the first
phase ol' the 1845 Hekla eruption fell on a ship
near the Orkney islands. There is, however,
more to this story: contemporaneous published
papers describe an ashfall in the Faeroes, Ork-
neys and neighbouring areas on 2-3 Sept. 1845.
These accounts were widely distributed and at-
tracted attention among scientists.
PÓSTFANG HÖFUNDAR/AöTHOR 's AdDRESS
Leó Kristjánsson
Raunvísindastofnun Háskólans
Haga, Hofsvallagötu 53
IS-107 Reykjavík
leo@raunvis.hi.is
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