The Lighthouses of Iceland

Grótta is an island off the end of the Seltjarnarnes peninsula about 15 km west of downtown Reykjavík. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the city's harbor. (L4501) ARLHS # ICE-044

Photo courtesy Larry Myhre [Flickr]

Elbow of South Breakwater (L4508)

Photo courtesy Larry Myhre [Flickr]

Located at the end of the Skarfagarðs jetty, which shelters the Viðey ferry terminal. (L4513.3)

Photo courtesy Erich Hartmann [List of Lights]

In the photograph, the Old lighthouse is in the front; the new one in the back ARLHS # ICE-003

Photo courtesy © Piotr Somerfeld [Flickr]

Located on a sharp promontory on the north side of the Faxaflói about 2.5 km southwest of Bogarnes. (L4529)

Located on Thormodh's Skerry, a small rocky island in the Faxaflói about 13 km northwest of Akranes. (L4526) ARLHS # ICE-101

Photo courtesy © Þórdís Björnsdóttir with permission [Flickr]

Located on a headland on the south side of Arnarstapi, a small harbor on the southwest coast of the Snæfells peninsula. (L4532) ARLHS # ICE-116

Photo courtesy Erich Hartmann [List of Lights]

Located about 8 km southwest of Hellissandur. (L4538) ARLHS # ICE-091

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

Located in the Breidafjörður off the village of Rif, about 6 km east of Hellissandur. (L4541.8)

Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [Leuchtturm Welt]

Located at the end of a promontory 8 km northwest of Grundarfjörður. (L4544) ARLHS # ICE-065

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

Höskuldsey is a small island in the Breidafjörður about 15 km west of Stykkishölmur. (L4550) ARLHS # ICE-009

Photo courtesy © Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Elliðaey is a small island in the Breidafjörður about 5 km northwest of Stykkishölmur. (L4552) ARLHS # ICE-004

Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [Leuchtturm Welt]

Located on a bluff at Krísuvíkurberg, about 25 km east of Grindavík. (L4826)

Flatey (Flat Island) Island Lighthouse

The lighthouse is located on Klofningur, a small island about 800 m off the entrance to Flatey's harbor. Note: there is another Flatey Light on the northeast coast of Iceland. (L4556) ARLHS # ICE-063

Photo courtesy © Catriona Walker with permission [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Atli Týr Ægisson with permission [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Arnbjörn Jóhannesson [Flickr]

See also Sauðanes North ^{IC 1270}

Located at the tip of a peninsula about 5 km west of Suðereyi, marking the entrance to the Súgandafjörður. Probably accessible only by boat. (L4575)

Photo courtesy © Ólafur Jónasson [Flickr]

This lighthouse marks the entrance to the Skutulsfjörður from the Ísafjörður. (L4584) ARLHS # ICE-028

Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [Leuchtturm Welt]

It is one of two Straumnes Lights in northern Iceland. ^IC1260

This unusual lighthouse stands at the tip of a peninsula marking the northwestern corner of Iceland. (L4604) ARLHS # ICE-088

Photo courtesy Bryan Richter [lightphotos.net]

This lighthouse is located a few miles southeast of Horn, the northernmost cape of northwestern Iceland, and only about 17.5 km south of the Arctic Circle. (L4606) ARLHS # ICE-049

Photo courtesy © Gayle [Flickr]

This lighthouse marks Munaðarnes, a prominent cape on the north coast at the western entrance to the Húnaflói, a broad bay that separates the northwestern fjord region from the rest of northern Iceland. (L4608) ARLHS # ICE-023

Photo courtesy © Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Júlíus Ó Ásgeirsson [Flickr]

Not to be confused with the much better known island of Grímsey in Norðurland Eystra. ^IC1340

Grímsey is an island off the north side of the entrance to the Steingrimsfjörður near Drangnes. (L4620) ARLHS # ICE-006

Located on a bluff marking the east side of the entrance to the Miðfjörður, about 11 km north of Hvammstangi. (L4628) ARLHS # ICE-083

The front light is on a post. Located in the fishing town of Skagaströnd on the east side of the Húnaflói. (L4632.1)

Photo courtesy © Arnbjörn Jóhannesson [Flickr]

Skagatá is one of several very prominent capes on the north coast of Iceland. Located on the cape, about 80 km northwest of Sauðárkrókur. May be accessible only by boat. ARLHS # ICE-082

Located near the center of town

Located off the Freyjugata about 100 m east of the church. (L4640)

Located on a promontory at the southern end of the Skagafjörður, about 5 km east of Sauðárkrókur. Accessible by a walk of about 2 km. (L4644) ARLHS # ICE-046

Málmey is a high island in the eastern entrance to the Skagafjörður; sheer cliffs surround it on all sides. (L4648) ARLHS # ICE-013

On the south tip of the fjord leading to: Siglufjörður (L4652)

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

This is the oldest lighthouse on Iceland's north coast, marking one of several very prominent capes on the coast.

Located on heights above the cape, about 6 km northeast of Siglufjörður. (L4656) ARLHS # ICE-080

Photo courtesy © Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Located on the west side of the entrance to the Olafsfjorður and Eyjafjorður about 3 km northeast of the fishing village of Olafsfjorður. (L4660.6)

Hrísey is an inhabited island in the Eyjafjorður; 4.7 mi long, it is the second largest island of Iceland. (L4660) ARLHS # ICE-051

Photo courtesy © Svala Hrund [Flickr]

Located on the east side of the entrance to the Eyjafjorður. Accessible only by boat. (L4657) ARLHS # ICE-110

Photo courtesy Erich Hartmann [List of Lights]

Hjalteyri is a small village on the west side of the Eyjafjorður, about 20 km north of Akureyri. Located on the point of a spit that protects the village harbor. (L4666) ARLHS # ICE-026

Photo courtesy © Daniel Starrason [Flickr]

Photo courtesy Harenberg Kalender [List of Lights]

Lundey (one of several Icelandic islands of that name) is a flat-topped island about 5 km north of Húsavík. (L4686) ARLHS # ICE-095

Mánáreyjar is a rocky island about 5 km northeast of Tjörnes. Accessible only by boat. (L4689) ARLHS # ICE-014

Located on a promontory at the northwestern corner of the Melrakkaslétta, Iceland's northeastern peninsula, marking the entrance to the Öxarfjörður. Accessible by road about 15 km north northwest of Kópasker. (L4696) ARLHS # ICE-072

Iceland's Northernmost lighthouse, just 1/2 mile from the Artic circle

Accessible by road about 10 km northwest of Raufarhöfn. ARLHS # ICE-050

Located on the south side of the harbor at Raufarhöfn. (L4700)

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

Located on a cape about 15 km southeast of Raufarhöfn, marking the northern entrance to the bay called the Thistilfjörður. (L4706) ARLHS # ICE-068

Grenjanes is on northeast iceland near Þorshofn village.

Located on a cape at the east entrance to the Lónafjörður, about 5 km north of the fishing town of Þórshöfn. (L4710) ARLHS # ICE-042

Photo courtesy © Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Located on an islet just off a cape 3 km east of the fishing town of Bakkafjörður. A footbridge connects the islet to the mainland. (L4714) ARLHS # ICE-033

Photo courtesy © SirrýJó [Flickr]

Bjarnarey is an island on the east coast of Iceland near the small village Vopnafjordur. (L4721) ARLHS # ICE-030

Photo courtesy Ingvarh Reinsson © [Flickr]

Kogur is on east iceland near small village - Borgarfjordur east. (L4722) ARLHS # ICE-109

Photo courtesy Ingvarh Reinsson © [Flickr]

Photo courtesy Ingvarh Reinsson © [Flickr]

Photo courtesy Eygló Haraldsdóttir [Flickr]

Norðfjarðarflói (L4731) ARLHS # ICE-069

Icelands easternmost lighthouse. (L4733) ARLHS # ICE-022

Entrée de fjord signalée entre les ruines du hameau (L4738) ARLHS # ICE-045

Photo courtesy Julien Carnot [Flickr]

Located on a promontory 5 km east of Breiðdalsvik. Accessible by road and a short hike down to the tower. (L4744) ARLHS # ICE-059

Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [Leuchtturm Welt]

Located just off highway 1 on a prominent cape about 8 south of Breiðdalsvik. Accessible from the coastal highway. (L4749.2) ARLHS # ICE-089

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

In the port of Djupivogur (L4754) ARLHS # ICE-115

Photo courtesy Ingvarh Reinsson © [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Sonia [Flickr]

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

place: Hornafjörður (L4768) ARLHS # ICE-056

Photo courtesy Ronald Wöhrn [List of Lights]

Hrollaugseyjar is one of a group of small, rocky islands about 5 km offshore and 25 km southwest of Höfn. Accessible only by boat. (L4770) ARLHS # ICE-010

Literally - Fjord of Horns ARLHS # ICE-105

The Lighthouse of a small Island called Ingolfshöfdi in Iceland. ARLHS # ICE-057

Photo courtesy © Josche [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Jón Kornelíus Gíslason [Flickr]

Located at a bend in the coastline about 30 km east of Myrar. This is a remote area and there may not be any land access. (L4775) ARLHS # ICE-084

Photo courtesy © Gunnlaugur Hólm [Flickr]

Located on the west side of the Küðafljot, a glacial melt river, about 15 km south of Myrar. There may not be any public land access. (L4776) ARLHS # ICE-027

Photo courtesy © ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Located at the top of “the Broad Cape” (L4784) ARLHS # ICE-086

Located on south pier on entry to the harbor. (L4790)

Trídrangaviti near Vestmannaeyjar at Iceland. (L4802) ARLHS # ICE-019

Photo courtesy © Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

Photo courtesy © Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir (with permission) [Flickr]

Located on the extreme tip of the Reykjanes peninsula, 1.7 km southwest of the Reykjanes lighthouse. (L4468)

Photo courtesy (c) Ingvar Hreinsson [Flickr]

built into the end of a warehouse building in Sanderdi (L4476) ARLHS # ICE-021

Photo courtesy Larry Myhre [Flickr]

Located about 200 m southeast of the original lighthouse on Garðskagi (Cape Garð). (L4480) ARLHS # ICE-015

Photo courtesy Bromr [wikimedia]

Located in a warehouse area at the tip of the Vatnsnes peninsula, on the northwest side of Keflavík harbor. (L4488) ARLHS # ICE-094

Located on the waterfront of an industrial harbor at Straumsvík. (L4495.1)

Photo courtesy Peter Mosselberger [List of Lights]

Located on a hill off Vitastígur street in Hafnarfjörður. ARLHS # ICE-112

Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [Leuchtturm Welt]