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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.
Puffin
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
Aircraft engine
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
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.
Látrabjarg
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...
Flottur foss í Vatnsfirði
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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...
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
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”.
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
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
Memorial to the Icelandic pastor, Björn Halldórsson (1724-1794), who first cultivated potatoes in Sauðlauksdalur.
Sauðlauksdalur, Westfjords, Iceland.
Puffin at Látrabjarg
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...
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...
Don't know for sure if Þingmannafoss is the proper name for this waterfall, I can't find the name on any maps, however the river is called Þingmannaá...
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...
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”.
Parliament of Puffins
Roadtrip in Iceland summer 2015 - Roadtrip en Islande été 2015
Gallery of basalt blocks. Only visible at low tide.
Two puffins (Fratercula arctica), a mating pair, do the hokey pokey, putting their left feet in and shaking them all about...
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...
near Látrabjarg
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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