Saksun is a village defined by a sudden and permanent geological transformation. The circular basin known as Pollur was once a deep and accessible natural harbor for Viking ships.
In 1600 a catastrophic storm blocked the narrow entrance with an immense volume of sand and stones. This event permanently obstructed the path to the open sea and created the tidal lagoon that exists today. At low tide, it is possible to walk across the sandy floor of the basin to a black dans beach outside the mouth of the channel.
The peaks surrounding the settlement reach 2585 feet and create a natural wind barrier that makes Saksun feel significantly stiller than other exposed coastal outposts of the northern islands. This stillness combined with the numerous waterfalls that drop from the surrounding plateaus makes the village one of the most acoustically unique locations in the archipelago.Read more
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