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"Next stop west - Greenland" Latrabjarg Iceland
Westfjords
by Dominic Nessi

Latrabjarg is Iceland's largest sea cliff stretching 14 kilometers (8.75 mi) and peaking at a height of 441 meters (1,447 ft). This majestic cliff's claim to fame is that it is the westernmost point in Europe and hosts Iceland's greatest concentration of seabirds.

Iceland 2015 Hnjotur
Hnjotur
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

Iceland 2015 Latrabjarg cliffs
Latrabjarg cliffs
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

Exploded view
Hnjotur
by Rob Oo

Aircraft engine

Iceland 2015 Gardar BA 64
Garðar BA 64
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

Iceland 2015 Hnjotur
Hnjotur
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

"On the edge of the Fjord" Patreksfjörður Iceland
Patreksfjörður
by Dominic Nessi

Patreksfjörður is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 721 inhabitants. The town was named after Patrick bishop in the Hebrides who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area who came from the Hebrides. Its economy is mainly based on its fisheries.

Westfjords
Westfjords
by David ruiz luna

The Westfjords or West Fjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills.

Iceland, September 2015.

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Westfjords
Westfjords

near Látrabjarg

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Foss Waterfal in Fossdalur - Westfjords
Foss Waterfal in Fossdalur

Foss Waterfal in Fossdalur situated in Fossfjörður a small fjord in . . . All Information’s, Saga and Camera settings you will find on:...

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The hidden waterfall by the road.
Waterfall

This waterfall was just by the road when we were driving down some hill in the westfjords... I think this one it a beautiful one...

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The church of Breiðavík
Breidavik
by David ruiz luna

Breiðavík is situated on the way to Látrabjarg. When you drive over the mountain pass from Örlygshöfn you will come down in the creek of Breiðavík. In the creek there is a church and a Hotel, named Hótel Breiðavík.

Iceland, September 2015.

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Iceland 2015 Latrabjarg puffin
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

"Taxiing for Take-Off" Latrabjarg Iceland
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff
by Dominic Nessi

The total population of puffins in Iceland is estimated to be between 8 and 10 million birds. The Atlantic Puffin is one of the four species of puffins and the one most commonly found in Iceland. Icelandic word for puffin is “lundi”.

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Garðar BA 64
by Rob Oo

The ship is called Garðar BA 64. It ist hought to be the oldest ship made of steel in Iceland. It was built in Norway as a whaling vessel exactly one hundred years ago. Garðar was launched in Norway in 1912, the year Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was named Globe IV and was equipped with both sails and a steam engine to use when the weather was still. It was specially reinforced to endure the harsh conditions of the Southern Ocean where it was used to hunt whales

Iceland 2015 Hnjotur
Hnjotur
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

Sunny
Sauðlauksdalur
by Rob Oo

Memorial to the Icelandic pastor, Björn Halldórsson (1724-1794), who first cultivated potatoes in Sauðlauksdalur.

Sauðlauksdalur, Westfjords, Iceland.

Atlantic Puffin in Látrabjarg - Iceland
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff

Puffins are any of three small species of alcids in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are...

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Puffin dance
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff

Two puffins (Fratercula arctica), a mating pair, do the hokey pokey, putting their left feet in and shaking them all about...

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Breiðavík Church - Iceland
Breidavik

Breiðavík offers the accomodation nearest to Látrabjarg bird cliff. Látrabjarg bird cliff is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It is...

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Þingmannafoss - The third level
Þingmannafoss

Flottur foss í Vatnsfirði

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The man in yellow...
Above Rauðisandur

It is a good idea to have some colored clothes with you if you plan to have someone in your shot.

Here is my friend Hrannar Örn standing still for a...

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"The Puffin" Latrabjarg Iceland
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff
by Dominic Nessi

The total population of puffins in Iceland is estimated to be between 8 and 10 million birds. The Atlantic Puffin is one of the four species of puffins and the one most commonly found in Iceland. Icelandic word for puffin is “lundi”.

Iceland 2015 Hnjotur
Hnjotur
by Christian Barret

Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015

Gallery
Basalt Blocks
by Rob Oo

Gallery of basalt blocks. Only visible at low tide.

Puffin in the midnight sun
Puffins at Látrabjarg cliff

Puffins are any of three small species of alcids in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are...

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Golden Church
Breidavik

Breidavik Iceland

This solitary church stands alone without so much as a town near by. Located on the western tip of the West Fjords near Latrabjarg...

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Western face of Iceland
Westfjords

Late day light shines on the cliffs along the Látravík coast in extreme northwest Iceland. Spring greening has only just begun, although the air is...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Vesturbyggð!
Most notably Andrey Sulitskiy, Christian Barret, Rob Oo and Dominic Nessi.