Vestmannaeyjar

American  

[vest-mah-nuh-ey-yahr] / ˈvɛst mɑ nəˌeɪ yɑr /

noun

1. a group of 14 small Icelandic islands off the S coast of Iceland.

2. the main town of these islands.

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Vestmannaeyjar British  

/ ˌvɛstmænˈeɪjɑː /

noun

1. English names: Westmann Islands.   Vestmann Islands.  a group of islands off the S coast of Iceland: they include the island of Surtsey (emerged 1963) and the volcano Helgafell (erupted 1974). Pop: 4027 (2007)

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Example Sentences

When the Eldfell volcano erupted over a period of several months in 1973, the small town of Vestmannaeyjar sustained massive damage — and just one death.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, back home in Vestmannaeyjar on the island of Heimaey, pictured working as a volunteer ref at an under-10s tournament.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2018

We walked all the way around Vestmannaeyjar, felt the heat from the 70s eruption.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2017

Farther to the northward its settlements are Myggenaes, the most westerly of the Faeroes, and various small islands off the coast of Iceland, of which the Vestmannaeyjar, the Reykjanes Fuglask�r and Grimsey are the chief.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various