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Reynisdrangar () are
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Reynisdrangar () are basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial ...
sea stacks
A stack or sea stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion. Stacks are formed over time by wind and water, processes of coastal geomorphology. ...
situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal
The village of Vík (; or Vík í Mýrdal in full) is the southernmost village in Iceland, located on the main ring road around the island, around by road southeast of Reykjavík.
Despite its small size (750 inhabitants in Mýrdalshreppur as ...
in southern Iceland
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. It is framed by a black sand beach that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world. In 2021 Reynisfjara was rated the 6th best beach in the world.MBL Iceland Monitor, 2021/07/17, "Iceland home to 6th best beach in the world./ref>
Legend
Legend says that the stacks originated when twotroll
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...
s dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.
Contemporary legends note the story of a husband who found his wife taken by the two trolls, frozen at night. The husband made the two trolls swear to never kill anyone ever again. His wife was the love of his life, whose free spirit he was unable to provide a home for; she found her fate out among the trolls, rocks, and sea at Reynisfjara.
In popular culture
Reynisdrangar appears several times throughoutNetflix
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's Icelandic original series '' Katla'', and is particularly significant to the series' protagonist Gríma as the site of her mother's death.
See also
* List of places with columnar jointed volcanics#IcelandReferences
External links
Beach at Reynisdrangar virtual tour
* - featuring Reynisdrangar Columnar basalts in Iceland Stacks of Iceland Volcanism of Iceland South Iceland Seismic Zone {{Iceland-geo-stub