Stokks Point

Stokksnes projects into the North Atlantic on Iceland's southeastern coast, near Hornafjörður. Black sand and dunes lie beneath the sharply rising peaks of Vestrahorn, where mountains meet the sea. To the west the great ice cap of Vatnajökull overlooks the coastal country, and rivers descending from its glaciers cross the lowlands. The headland marks a striking change from the open southern shore to the mountainous inlets of eastern Iceland.