Sharp contrast marks the surf line of the sub-Arctic North Atlantic against the black volcanic sands of southern Iceland’s beaches. A wide view of the Dyrholaey coast shows the context of this amazing, starkly beautiful beach as a product of volcanic debris deposited by huge, eruption-triggered glacial floods.
3 WSW Vik, Iceland (16 Aug 14) Looking WNW
63.4032, -19.1318Black Sand and Surf of Dyrholaey
Sharp contrast marks the surf line of the sub-Arctic North Atlantic against the black volcanic sands of southern Iceland’s beaches. A wide view of the Dyrholaey coast shows the context of this amazing, starkly beautiful beach as a product of volcanic debris deposited by huge, eruption-triggered glacial floods.
3 WSW Vik, Iceland (16 Aug 14) Looking WNW
63.4032, -19.1318