Latrabjarg
cliffs - Iceland - 2015
Back on the Sea Adventurer, we continued past the cliffs of Latrabjarg where there are thousands of seabirds
(puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills) nesting.
It is on promontory and is the most westerly point of Iceland.
About 14 km long and up to 450 metres high, Latrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff.
For centuries locals would abseil down the cliffs to collect eggs and trap the birds for food.
It is estimated that around 35,000 birds were caught here every year until the late 1950s.
It was too windy to launch the zodiacs, so we stopped offshore for a look, but it was too far out to see the birds.
Overnight we cruised to Reykjavik and disembarked the next morning.
A great 20 nights on the Sea Adventurer.
Back on the Sea Adventurer, we continued past the cliffs of Latrabjarg where there are thousands of seabirds
(puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills) nesting.
It is on promontory and is the most westerly point of Iceland.
About 14 km long and up to 450 metres high, Latrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff.
For centuries locals would abseil down the cliffs to collect eggs and trap the birds for food.
It is estimated that around 35,000 birds were caught here every year until the late 1950s.
It was too windy to launch the zodiacs, so we stopped offshore for a look, but it was too far out to see the birds.
Overnight we cruised to Reykjavik and disembarked the next morning.
A great 20 nights on the Sea Adventurer.
