Lóndrangar

Coordinates: 64°44′00″N 23°47′00″W / 64.73334°N 23.783331°W / 64.73334; -23.783331
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Londrangar view from Malarrif
Londrangar Cliffs in Snaefellsness
Lóndrangar, view from the road

The Lóndrangar (Icelandic pronunciation:

volcanic plugs of basalt, that have been hewn out from softer surrounding rock by erosion. At 75 and 61 m tall, they are a singular sight, rising above and outside the ocean front due east across from Malarrif [ˈmaːlarˌrɪːf] and some 10 km from Hellnar, on the southern coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula. History has it that the taller of the cliffs was ascended in 1735, while the smaller one was not climbed until 1938.[1]

The Lóndrangar are remnants from a bigger

fishing boats making use of it as a natural harbor
.

References

Sources

  • West.is 14 July 2010
  • Þorsteinn Jósepsson, Steindór Steindórsson, Páll Líndal; Landið þitt Ísland, L-R Örn og Örlygur 1982

64°44′00″N 23°47′00″W / 64.73334°N 23.783331°W / 64.73334; -23.783331