Heimaey
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Heimaey harbour in 2014 thumb|View from the Helgafell (volcano)|Helgafell, looking north-west
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Heimaey
- Islands.image_name
- Aerial view of Heimaey, 2009-02-01.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Heimaey in February 2009. Looking north-east
- Islands.image_size
- 300px
- Islands.map_image
- Vestmannaeyjar archipelago topographic map-en.svg
- Islands.location
- Iceland
- Islands.archipelago
- Vestmannaeyjar
- Islands.total_islands
- 15
- Islands.area_km2
- 13.4
- Islands.highest_mount
- Heimaklettur
- Islands.elevation_m
- 200
- Islands.country
- Iceland
- Islands.population
- 4,500
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thumb|upright=1.35|Heimaey harbour in 2014 thumb|View from the Helgafell (volcano)|Helgafell, looking north-west
Heimaey (), is an Icelandic island. At , it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated island off the Icelandic coast. Heimaey is off the south coast of Iceland. It is the only populated island of the Vestmannaeyjar islands, with a population of 4,414. The Vestmannaeyjar Airport and the Westman Islands Golf Club taken together cover a good portion of the island.