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Dynosaur Rock Hvítserkur, Vatnsnes, Iceland
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Dynosaur Rock Hvítserkur, Vatnsnes, Iceland

Once the plug of a volcano, over the years the craters surrounding the rock plug gave way to the pounding Atlantic Ocean leaving only the unusual outcropping Hvítserkur behind. Curiously Hvítserkur itself would have given way to the ocean as well, had its foundations not been shored up with concrete some years ago. Said to look like a dragon drinking from the water, the Icelandic legend has it that it was a troll who forgot to retreat from the light and was turned to stone in the sunrise. The geological oddity was commemorated on an Icelandic stamp in 1990.
Vatnsnes
Vatnsnes is a peninsula in Iceland. It is home to one of the largest seal colonies in Iceland. Examples of such places are Hindisvík and Ósar. Seals have been protected for many years in Hindisvík. A stone hut was built at Ósar on the eastern side of the peninsula for seal watching.

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