Reynisdrangar

Reynisdrangar are the basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village of in southern . It is framed by a black sand beach that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.
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Photo: JakubFrys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kasa Fue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hálsanefshellir cave and Víkurkirkja.

Cave
Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Michal Gorski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Peak
Photo: JavierOlivares, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Reynisdrangar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vík í Mýrdal.

Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Vík, is a village in . The area is dominated by Mýrdalsjökull, the glacier which is home to Katla, one of Iceland's fiercest volcanoes.

Reynisdrangar

Latitude
63.40288° or 63° 24′ 10″ north
Longitude
-19.02829° or 19° 1′ 42″ west
Open location code
9CM2CX3C+5M
Geo­Names ID
2627559
Wiki­data ID
Q7319590
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Reynisdrangar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاطئ رينيسفجارا”
  • Chinese: “雷尼斯德兰格”
  • Chinese: “雷尼斯黑沙灘”
  • French: “Reynisdrangar”
  • German: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Hausa: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Hebrew: “רייניסדראנגר”
  • Icelandic: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Italian: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Japanese: “レイニスフャラ”
  • Malay: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Russian: “Рейнисдрангар”
  • Russian: “Рейнисдраунгар”
  • Spanish: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Turkish: “Reynisdrangar”
  • Ukrainian: “Рейнісдрангар”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pétursey and Skógar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hálsanefshellir cave and Mýrdalsvík.

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