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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.

Adicionado* por Bas Engels
Ultima atualização 18 dezembro 2023

Descrição

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 Papagaio-do-mar. 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 Papagaio-do-mar, Arau-comum, Torda-mergulheira, Arau de Brünnich, Gaivota-tridáctila and Fulmar-glacial 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 Ganso-patola, skuas and gulls can be seen.

The area before the cliffs contain grassy areas and are great for species like Lagópode-branco, Escrevedeira-das-neves and Chasco-cinzento.

Detalhes

Acesso

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

Montanha , Mar

Condições

Montanhoso , Rochoso , Montanhoso , Paisagem aberta

Caminho circular

Não

é útil um telescópio?

Pode ser útil

Boa temporada de observação de aves

Durante todo o ano

Melhor hora para visitar

Primavera

Rota

Estrada não pavimentada

Caminho dificil

Caminhada média

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Abrigo/plataforma deobservação de aves

Não

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