Dyrhólaey

[3] The peninsula has an elevation of 120 metres (390 ft),[4] and the Dyrhólaey Lighthouse, built in 1927, sits at the top of the formation facing the sea.

Surtsey, part of the Westman Islands archipelago is the southernmost point of the country of Iceland.

To the east, the black lava columns of the Reynisdrangar come out of the sea, and to the west the whole coastline in the direction of Selfoss is visible – depending on weather conditions.

[7] In October 1993 pilot Arngrímur Jóhannsson and member of parliament Árni Johnsen became the first to fly an airplane through the Dyrhólaey arch.

They conducted three pass throughs using a Bellanca 7KCAB Citabria plane, registration TF-MBL.