Reynisdrangar

Reynisdrangar captured from Reynisfjall
Landscape with the sea stacks in the background.
Basalt columns on the beach at Reynisfjara.

Reynisdrangar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈreiːnɪsˌtrauŋkar̥]) are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall [ˈreiːnɪsˌfjatl̥] near the village Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland. It is framed by a black sand beach[1] that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.[2] In 2021 Reynisfjara [ˈreiːnɪsˌfjaːra] was rated the 6th best beach in the world.[3]

  1. ^ "The Iceland black sand beach". 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Black Sand Beach in Iceland Photo by Inderjit Singh — National Geographic Your Shot". National Geographic Your Shot. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Iceland home to 6th best beach in the world". MBL Iceland Monitor. 17 July 2021.