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Location | Vatnsnes, Iceland |
65°36′23″N 20°38′08″W / 65.60648°N 20.63563°W Hvítserkur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvitˌsɛr̥kʏr̥], regionally also [-ˌsɛrkʰʏr̥]) is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland. [1]
The rock has two holes at the base, which give it the appearance of a dragon that is drinking. The base of the stack has been reinforced with concrete to protect its foundations from the sea. [2]
Several species of birds, such as gulls and fulmars, live at Hvítserkur and its name ('white shirt' in Icelandic) comes from the color of the guano deposited on its rocks.