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More Lighthouses of Iceland

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The New Akranes Lighthouse The new and active ...

Long time subscribers to Lighthouse Digest may recall the story “Lighthouses of Iceland” by Richard Johnson that appeared in our January/February 2014 edition. Recently, Richard Johnson and his wife returned to Iceland to visit many of the lighthouses that they were unable to visit then.

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Knarraros Lighthouse This structure, which ...

Richard wrote that the lighthouses of Iceland are located in extremely scenic locations, and in their travels from one lighthouse to another they saw numerous stunning glaciers and icebergs, and numerous waterfalls and amazing national parks, including one that was like a mini Yellowstone National Park! These many scenic locations filled their journey with lots any natural wonders that are hard to beat.

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Æðarsteinn Lighthouse Built in 1922 this ...

Since most of us will never be able to travel to Iceland, we are sharing some of Richard Johnson’s photos of the lighthouses of Iceland that have not been previously published.

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Streiti Lighthouse The original lighthouse at ...


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Selnes Lighthouse Also known as ...


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Vattarnes Lighthouse This structure is at the ...


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The New Dalatangi Lighthouse The new Dalatangi ...


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Hafnarnes Lighthouse This lighthouse, built in ...


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Kópasker Lighthouse This lighthouse, built in ...


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The Original Dalatangi Lighthouse The original ...


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Raufarhöfn Lighthouse Located in the fishing ...


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Skagaströnd Rear Range Light The light is ...


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Húsavík Lighthouse The Húsavík Lighthouse, ...


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Súgandisey Rear Range Light Located in the ...


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Krossvik Fremra (Range Front) Lighthouse This ...


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The Old Akranes Lighthouse The old and the new ...


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Sandgerði Lighthouse The Sandgerði Lighthouse ...


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Skarð Lighthouse This light is located 11 km ...

This story appeared in the Mar/Apr 2017 edition of Lighthouse Digest Magazine. The print edition contains more stories than our internet edition, and each story generally contains more photographs - often many more - in the print edition. For subscription information about the print edition, click here.

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