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Hecla is the traditional English spelling of the Icelandic volcano,
Hekla Hekla (), or Hecla, is an active stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since the year 1210. During the Middle Ages, th ...
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Places

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Fury and Hecla Strait Fury and Hecla Strait is a narrow (from wide) Arctic seawater channel located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Geography Situated between Baffin Island to the north and the Melville Peninsula to the south, it connects Foxe Basin o ...
, Nunavut, Canada * Hecla, Kentucky, USA * Hecla, Missouri, USA *
Hecla, Montana Hecla was a town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It has been designated as a ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible r ...
, USA * Hecla Iron Works Building, Brooklyn, NY, USA *
Hecla, South Dakota Hecla is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, Brown County, South Dakota, United States, located only a few miles south of the North Dakota border. The population was 193 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. South Dakota Highway 37, S ...
, USA * Hecla, Wyoming, USA, a ghost town near Laramie *
Hecla and Fury Islands The Hecla and Fury Islands are members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. They are located in western Gulf of Boothia, near the Boothia Peninsula, and southeast of Martin Islands The Martin Islands are part of the ...
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Hecla and Griper Bay Hecla and Griper Bay is an Arctic waterway. Located in the Hazen Strait, it is a large inlet in the north of Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Melville Island, Canada. It is split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. ...
, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada *
Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada, which includes Hecla Island, Grindstone (the area located on the mainland peninsula along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg), Black Island, and several other small islands i ...
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Hecla (South Uist) Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's la ...
, a 606 m mountain on the island of South Uist, Scotland


Ships

* ''Hecla''-class bomb vessel * ''Hecla''-class survey vessel * HMS ''Hecla'', various * RMS ''Hecla'', Cunard Line ocean liner


Other uses

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Hecla Mining Hecla Mining is a gold, silver, and other precious metals mining company based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Founded in 1891, it is the second-largest mining company that produces silver in the country. This area is known as th ...
, Idaho based mining company *
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company was a major copper-mining company based within Michigan, Michigan's Copper Country. In the 19th century, the company paid out more than $72 million in shareholder dividends, more than any other mining company ...
, Michigan, USA ** Calumet & Hecla Band


See also

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Hekla Hekla (), or Hecla, is an active stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since the year 1210. During the Middle Ages, th ...
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