Ingólfshöfði
| Ingólfshöfði | ||
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| Waters | North Atlantic | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 16 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 1.2 km | |
| width | 750 m | |
| Highest elevation | 76 m | |
Ingólfshöfði is a bird rock and only accessible island at low tide on the south coast of Iceland on the beach 9-10 km south of Fagurhólsmýri on the Hringvegur (ring road) on the eastern edge of Skeiðarársandur .
geography
The island's high plateau is 76 m high, 1200 m long and 750 m wide and can be climbed via a large dune. The plateau is overgrown with grassland and is used as a sheep pasture in summer.
history
According to legend, the first settler Ingólfur Arnarson came ashore here around the year 874 and later settled in Reykjavík . In 1974 a memorial was erected on the Cape to commemorate the 1100th anniversary.
Seafaring around the Cape
On the island off the mainland there is a beacon and a radio beacon for aviation. The lighthouse was built in 1916 and renovated in 1948. As early as 1912, a merchant from Reykjavík had an emergency hut built there for the shipwrecked. It still exists today and is maintained by SAR Iceland.
In the past people used to go fishing from the cape in open boats. However, the landing conditions worsened with each glacier run over the Sander, so that this finally had to be abandoned.
Nature reserve
The nature reserve in front of the sand area , which has existed as such since 1978, is difficult to reach, for safety on guided tours. It is also looked after by the nearby Skaftafell National Park .
fauna
On the plateau nest mainly skuas and Arctic skuas as ground-nesting birds in Nistmulden . Alken birds such as the characteristic puffin , but also razorbills (Alca torda) , guillemots (Uria aalge) and black guillemots (Cepphus grylle) breed on the steeply sloping rocks . Kittiwakes , fulmars , arctic terns . In ancient times, many of the birds and their eggs were an important nutritional supplement for the local people. However, "egg collecting" was dangerous and many collectors crashed. The last such accident occurred in 1930. Today, despite the protection status, the number of eggs that does not lead to a collapse of the population can still be collected.
See also
Web links
Photos and videos
Other
- At nat.is (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 120
- ↑ a b c http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/plofin_ingolfshofdi.htm
- ↑ a b c Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, 662