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Svörtuloft Lighthouse

Snæfellsnes peninsula  >  Iceland

Svörtuloft is a lighthouse and a four-kilometer long cliff that is worth visiting for the massive seabird colonies.

Dodane* przez Jens De Bruycker
Ostatnia aktualizacja 20 lutego 2023

Opis

At the western tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, are some interesting places to visit and explore. Past the golden sandy Skarðsvík beach, a stark contrast to the majority of black sand beaches in Iceland, you reach the lava cliffs of Svörtuloft with its red lighthouse. An excellent viewing panel was put up by the cliffs not long ago for a better and secure view of the cliff dwelling seabirds. The natural arch by the lighthouse is a spectacular part of the cliff. This is one of the best places in Iceland (apart from the West Fjords) for spotting nurzyk polarny and kormoran czubaty . There is a large colony with alka , nurzyk , mewa trójpalczasta and fulmar . In summer look out for male kamieniuszka at sea. It is also an excellent place to see Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in early summer. On the grassy tops of the cliffs look out for śnieguła and pardwa górska .

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From the main road at the tip of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula (called Útnesvegur in Icelandic), nr. 574, the distance to Svörtuloft is about five and a half kilometer after you take a turn west of Öndverðarnesvegur nr. 579. At the end of the bumpy gravel road, you take a turn south to Svörtuloft and drive a few kilometers. Here you will find a small parking lot (max. 8 vehicles).

Teren i siedlisko

Łąka , Morze

Warunki

Skalisty , Otwarty krajobraz

Trasa dookoła

Nie

Czy luneta będzie przydatna ?

Może być przydatna

Udany sezon obserwacyjny

Wiosna , Lato

Najlepszy czas na wizytę

Lato

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Droga nieutwardzona

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Dostępne

Pieszo

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Dodatkowe informacje

Sailing by the tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula, past Svörtuloft is serious business. Throughout the centuries there have been drastic incidents and casualties. Ships have stranded, and as anyone can imagine looking at the sharp and black lava cliffs, this is not a good place to strand a ship. Most of them are quickly blown to pieces by the shore. When you add the strong currents attacking the shore from the Atlantic Ocean, it is most likely a place impossible to survive. This is perhaps one of the reasons that a lighthouse was built on the cliffs.

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