Trek in the Hornstrandir and the Strandir in Islande

Photo essays/World discovery/Trek in the Hornstrandir and the Strandir in Islande

The Hornstrandir, located in the northernmost peninsula of Iceland is undoubtedly one of the wildest places of this volcanic island. On foot, in total autonomy, a couple goes through the full or 160km of rugged terrain in fourteen days with only traveling companions seals, arctic foxes and birds.
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Aðalvik Bay, Peninsula Hornstrandir isolated in Iceland [AT]

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Remains of an abandoned farm in Iceland [AT]

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Evening light on a cliff in Iceland Hornstrandir [AT]

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Hornstrandir landscape of Iceland [AT]

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A hiker contemplates the coastal landscape in the West Fjords in Iceland [AT]

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Photographer at Bay Reykjafordur [AT]

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Hornstrandir landscape photographer and a [AT]

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Landscape Hornstrandir [AT]

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Disused whaling station in Iceland [AT]

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Disused whaling station in Iceland [AT]

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Remains of agricultural activity in the Strand, in the Westfjords in Iceland [AT]

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Disused whaling station in Iceland [AT]

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A hiker picked blueberries in the Westfjords in Iceland [AT]

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Remains of agricultural activity in the Strand, in the Westfjords in Iceland [AT]

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Coastal landscape of the Strand in the West Fjords in Iceland [AT]

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Hiking Bay Aðalvik [AT]

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Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in yawning [AT]

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Bivouac in Iceland [AT]

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Driftwood in Iceland [AT]

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Driftwood on black sand beach in Iceland [AT]

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Portrait of an arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) [AT]

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Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) intrigued [AT]

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Fishing boat abandoned in Iceland [AT]

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Chapel in the Hornstrandir Furufjörður Iceland [AT]

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Reykjafjordur pool, Iceland [AT]

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Deposited in the boat Hornstrandir, Iceland [AT]

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Restored wooden houses in a colorful landscape of Hornstandir [AT]

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Driftwood in Iceland [AT]

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Hornstrandir landscape of Iceland [AT]

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Hiking in the Westfjords in Iceland [AT]