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NORTH ICELAND

Stórakarl

Huge sea stack off Langanes supporting one of Iceland’s remarkable northern gannet colonies.

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WHY VISIT

About Stórakarl

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓A long lens or binoculars make the gannet colony far easier to appreciate.

✓Treat Stórakarl and Skoruvík as one overall visit.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Viewed from the Skoruvík area after travelling along remote Langanes roads.

Langanes

Extremely remote lighthouse and headland near the outer tip of Langanes surrounded by wild cliffs and open ocean.

Langanes

Long and exceptionally remote peninsula extending into the North Atlantic, famous for abandoned farms, wild cliffs and huge seabird colonies.

Langanes

Extensive remote cliffs around outer Langanes supporting enormous colonies of northern seabirds.

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