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Djúpalónssandur

Djúpalónssandur

At the southern end of the Snæfellsjökull glacier is Djúpalónssandur, a black sand beach that was once home to one of the largest fishing villages on the pen...
At the southern end of the Snæfellsjökull glacier lies Djúpalónssandur, a black sand beach that was once home to one of the peninsula's largest fishing villages, but is now uninhabited.The beach is dotted with the rusting wreckage of the fishing trawler Epine, which met its fate in 1948. The orange-coloured contorted steel is a sight to behold against the dark sands and offers some interesting images.One kilometre west of Djúpalónssandur lies Dritvík Cove, an enclosed bay where two cliffs jut out from the shore to create a natural landing place for the many fishing boats that once frequented the area.Just above the shore, in this area, we can see the ruins of the huts where some 400 men and women once lived when they worked as fishermen.