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Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks

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Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks

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Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks

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Location: Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

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1. Reynisfjara Basalt Columns – Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks loop from Vik

8.64km

02:53

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2. Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks – Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks loop from Vik

6.90km

02:19

330m

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3. Reynisfjara Basalt Columns – Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks loop from Vik

13.5km

04:11

450m

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Wanderschnecke

March 31, 2024

Scenes for the film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” were filmed around here; but also for “Noah” or “Game of Thrones”.

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Bumble-Bee

June 1, 2025

If you walk counterclockwise, you'll want to turn around often. The places where you can get a clear view of Reynisdrangar are somewhat rare.

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Sasha Taylor

April 21, 2023

Reynisdrangar is a series of Basalt columns that can be found near the village of Vik in the southern part of the island. It is surrounded by what has been officially rated as the 6th best beach in the world: Reynisfjara

The Myth: The Reynisdrangar Trolls & the Ships
There once were three trolls who tried to pull ships out of the ocean onto the land. Why exactly these trolls were doing this in the first place has been lost to time. As they were pulling the last ship to shore, the sun started to rise. And as the trolls were each touched by the sun’s rays, they were turned to stone. These stones are the Reynisdrangar rock formations one can see protruding from the ocean: the Reynisdrangar trolls.

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Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks

1. Reynisfjara Basalt Columns – Reynisdrangar Sea Stacks loop from Vik

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