Drangey - Wikipedia
Drangey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtrauŋkˌeiː] ⓘ) or Drang Isle is an uninhabited island in the Skagafjörður fjord in northern Iceland. It is the remnant of a 700,000‑year‑old volcano, mostly made of volcanic palagonite tuff, forming a massive rock fortress. [1]
Drangey Tours - Visit North Iceland
The island is a sheer sided palagonite rock aproximately 180m high and provides a wonderful view over the whole fjord. A trip to Drangey is a unique experience combining sightseeing, birdwatching, sailing, hiking with personal service and guidance.
Drangey Island - A Birdwatching Paradise - Iceland Travel Guide
A deformed table-shaped structure located in the bay of Skagafjord Fjord, North Iceland, Drangey Island, is a hidden gem on the road less traveled. The rustic remnant of the extinct volcano lies 7 km off the coast and exploded around 7,000,000 years ago.
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Drangey island is a birdwatching paradise. The island is a nesting colony for thousands of seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, gannets, kittiwakes, fulmar, shearwaters along with ravens and gyrfalcons.
Drangey - Visit North Iceland
The rocky island Drangey in the middle of Skagafjordur is a flat topped mass of tuff, rising almost 200 meters out of the ocean. The cliffs serve as nesting sites for around million sea birds and have been used throughout Iceland´s history for egg collection and bird netting.
Drangey Travel Guide - Guide to Iceland
Drangey, with its steep sea cliff and rich birdlife, is situated in the middle of Skagafjordur fjord in North Iceland. It towers majestically over the fjord at 180m high, resembling a rock fortress. Explore this area of Iceland on a self drive tour.
Drangey Bird Cliff in North-Iceland and the Viking Grettir the Strong
Drangey cliff is well known in Icelandic history, as here one of the best-known Vikings in Iceland, Grettir the Strong Ásmundarson (around 996) from the Grettis Saga (written in the 14th century), sought refuge for his 3 final years of being an outlaw.
The place - drangey
Drangey is a sheer sided palagonite cliff approximately 180m high, the top of the island is only accessable from one landing point. Bird life on the island is diverse however, the most predominant varieties are puffin and guillemot.
Drangey | North Iceland, Iceland | Attractions - Lonely Planet
The tiny rocky islet of Drangey (drown-gay), in the middle of Skagafjörður, is a dramatic flat-topped mass of volcanic tuff with 180m-high sheer cliffsides rising abruptly from the water. The cliffs serve as nesting sites for around a million seabirds (puffins, guillemots, gannets, kittiwakes, fulmar, shearwaters and predatory gyrfalcons ...
english - drangey
Drangey is the cow and the old woman stands to the south of the island, the old man used to stand to the north but collapsed during an earthquake in 1755. Drangey is the location of some of the most important parts of the Saga of Grettir, the most famous hero and outlaw in Iceland.