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Látrabjarg

Westfjords  >  Iceland

The western most point of Iceland and of Europe and contains one of the highest cliffs in Europe! Home to thousands of breeding seabirds.

Aggiunto* da Bas Engels
Ultimo aggiornamento 18 dicembre 2023

Descrizione

Látrabjarg is located on the western most point of Iceland and even of Europe! It contains one of the highest cliffs in Europe and is home to many species of seabird that breed on the steep cliffs. Thousands and thousands of breedingpairs are safe here from predators, like foxes. The most iconic species that can be found here is the Pulcinella di mare. They tend to be very tame and can easily be approached to several meters, but keep your distance! It's not a zoo. Besides, they tend to rest on the grassy bits of the cliffs and these parts can be very unstable. Its a long fall down of 441 meter at its highest!

The steep cliffs are jam-packed full of breeding birds during the breeding season. Thousands and thousands of Pulcinella di mare, Uria, Gazza marina, Uria di Brunnich, Gabbiano tridattilo and Fulmaro breed here. The sound and odor can be very overwhelming!

From off these cliffs, you have an amazing view over the Atlantic Ocean. You can observe all species mentioned above flying in and out of the area. Further on the ocean, species like Sula, skuas and gulls can be seen.

The area before the cliffs contain grassy areas and are great for species like Pernice bianca, Zigolo delle nevi and Culbianco.

Dettagli

Accesso

The area is easy accessable as you can park your car almost on the cliffs. You can walk a small path adjacent to the cliffface and observe all the beautiful birds. WATCH OUT: the cliffface can be very unstable! Don't get to close as there are no fences!

Terreno e habitat

Montagna , Mare

Caratteristiche dell’area

Collinoso , Roccioso , Montagnoso , Paesaggio aperto

Percorso ad anello

No

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Primavera

Percorso

Strada sterrata

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Difficoltà media

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

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