Volcanoes & Nature
Kolbeinsey: an eroding islet marking the northernmost tip of Iceland
Kolbeinsey, a shrinking basalt outcrop in the Greenland Sea, has shaped national boundaries and folklore, and remains Iceland’s last northern sentinel.
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Kolbeinsey, a shrinking basalt outcrop in the Greenland Sea, has shaped national boundaries and folklore, and remains Iceland’s last northern sentinel.
Iceland’s dramatic fjords cut deep into the island’s coastline, shaping the country’s geography, settlements and regional identity from Faxaflói in the west to the east coast’s Berufjörður.