Djupalonssandur

Snaefellsnes Peninsula · 🇮🇸 Iceland

Smooth black lava pearls, jagged rock arches and shipwreck iron beneath a glacier-topped volcano.

Sea temperature

~10°C in the warm season

Water

Cold, wild North Atlantic

Sand

Smooth black volcanic pebbles rather than sand

Swimming

Not for swimming; dangerous surf and sneaker waves

Best time to visit

June to August

Setting

Lava cliffs, rock arches and rusted shipwreck remains beneath Snaefellsjokull glacier

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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Photo: Giuseppe Milo (CC BY 3.0) · source