{"id":51532,"date":"2020-12-18T13:49:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=51532"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T20:49:27","slug":"black-lava-beaches-on-the-snaefellsnes-peninsula-in-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2020\/12\/18\/black-lava-beaches-on-the-snaefellsnes-peninsula-in-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lava Beaches on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes Peninsula in Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the most interesting things that we’ve seen in our travels are the black lava beaches in Iceland. There are several of them on the island, but we visited the ones that are on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes Peninsula<\/a>. They are especially interesting when seen during winter when the black of the lava contrasts with the white of the snow. As time goes by, the larger lava rocks slowly erode to an almost sandy appearance, but it is still quite rough. We stood for quite some time just watching the waves pounding against the rocky shore, the power of nature in all of its glory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazing Black Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lava Rocks on the Shore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lava Cliffs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To get to the black beaches on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes Peninsula, you go into the Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kull<\/span> National Park and head toward the Malariff Lighthouse<\/a>. From there you simply continue to the shore where the beaches line the coast. You will also get a chance to see the twin peaks of L\u00f3ndrangar, which are huge lava rocks along the shore that have survived years of erosion. As we continued down the coast away from Malariff, we came across even more dramatic lava rocks on the shoreline. The lava has been carved into sheer cliffs with the waves crashing along their base. Even further along the coast, we came across large lava fields along the shore that almost looked like we had been transported to a foreign planet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rocky Lava Coastline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Waves Rolling Ashore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rugged Lava Carved Out by the Ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visiting the Sn\u00e6fellsnes<\/span> Peninsula, which has been described as Iceland in miniature, is definitely something that should be seen during any trip to Iceland. For many reasons, seeing the black beaches along the coast is something that we found extremely beautiful as well as geologically fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snow, Lava, and the Ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rock Formations at L\u00f3ndrangar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alien Landscape Along the Coast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the most interesting things that we’ve seen in our travels are the black lava beaches in Iceland. There are several of them on the island, but we visited the ones that are on the Sn\u00e6fellsnes Peninsula. They are especially interesting when seen during winter when the black of the lava contrasts with the … <\/p>\n

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