Reynisdrangar
Reynisdrangar are the basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village of Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: JakubFrys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kasa Fue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hálsanefshellir cave and Reynisfjall.
Reynisfjall
Peak
Photo: JavierOlivares, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reynisfjall is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Reynisdrangar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vík í Mýrdal.
Vík í Mýrdal
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Vík í Mýrdal, also known as Vík, is a village in South Iceland. The area is dominated by Mýrdalsjökull, the glacier which is home to Katla, one of Iceland's fiercest volcanoes.
Reynisdrangar
- Type: Rock
- Description: basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall, southern Iceland
- Categories: stack and landform
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hálsanefshellir cave and Mýrdalsvík.
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