Iceland has been on our bucket list for a couple of years now and black sand beaches are ANOTHER reason to go !!! Love the short video, got exactly what I wanted to know plus a horse riding tip! Can't wait to go when we can travel again. Also my husband is nuts about volcanoes, being a geographer, so this is a super interesting video... without giving it away, watch it ! 😉
I just got back from an incredible trip to Iceland and the black sand beach was one of the places I went... so interesting to learn more about them. They are so haunting and moody, but so beautiful. I've never been in a place with an atmosphere quite like it.
@@BradThePitts That would be funny if we were there at the same time! The winds were really strong when I visited...but then again, I think that is fairly typical for the beach, so it's probably not saying much!
Well, it's not entirely correct, but not wrong either. It's true, the black sand beaches are a result of the volcanic eruptions from Katla and other volcanos. Lava coming in touch with the ocean might be a reason, but it's only a fraction of a reason. It's most likely the reason for Reynisfjara beach near Vík(the touristy black sand beach). Huge reason for the wast black sand beaches of Iceland are the huge flash floods from volcanic eruptions. Katla for example, it's crater is covered under around 400-750meters of ice. More in earlier times. Which of course melts very fast in eruptions and creates massive floods. A large Katla eruption can produce a flow up to 300.000 cupic meters per second. To put into perspective, the Amazon has a flow of 209.000 cupic meters p.sec. These massive floods drag ash, appartmentbuilding sized icebergs and ground settlements down to the coastline. With this tremendous power it pushes the coastlines outward. In the last Katla eruption in 1918, the coastline south of Hjörleifshöfði was pushed out, enough so that Iceland got a new southern most point to the mainland of the country. The Katla floods come for the most part down on the east side of the volcano. No permanent farms or towns are on that side for a reason. The land is a black sandy wasteland. Black sand for days. It's one of the flattest parts of Iceland. There's a tsunami evacuation plan in place if Katla were to erupt. It goes from the town of Vík, all the way to the town of Þorlákshöfn, a 100km away. For example, the black sand beach where the DC airplane wreckedge lies is on a flood path from nearby volcanos. Same can be said about the regions east of the town of "Kirkjubæjarklaustur" , up to Skaftafell national park. Wast sand plains, created by volcanic flash floods. Recent one from a Grimsvotn eruption in 1996, there might be videos of it on youtube. Hundreds of thousands of years, with these flood eruptions have molded the island. Keep up the good work, you guys have great videos. Nice to see a video about my country, Iceland. This area too, I've travelled and photographed this area a countless of times in the past years.
Stunning scenery! Definitely a place we'd love to explore. We've been travelling through Central America in 2020 and we've loved seeing the black sand beaches here. Very different to what we have back home in Australia!
Johnny, I see you laying close to the waterline. I feel like you have a duty to warn folks about "Sneaker waves" so they don't try to emulate you and get in trouble. Can you put a warning up?
Can't talk about the beach and not talk about going into the water... ☺ It is ok or even common to find people in the water at a black sand beach in Iceland?!
I just got back from Iceland, and if someone was in the water at this beach, they would be in a lot of danger! The water is freezing and the currents are extremely strong, you would taken right out and be lucky to escape. A lot of tourists have sadly been caught out by 'sneaker' waves, dragged out to see and drowned, there was a lot of signs around warning of this. A beautiful and dangerous place in equal measure.
Iceland has been on our bucket list for a couple of years now and black sand beaches are ANOTHER reason to go !!! Love the short video, got exactly what I wanted to know plus a horse riding tip! Can't wait to go when we can travel again. Also my husband is nuts about volcanoes, being a geographer, so this is a super interesting video... without giving it away, watch it ! 😉
It's amazing 😍😍
waited soo long for the video on this channel and it was worth waiting for...
Yay! We're glad
I never explore iceland until I played Death Stranding... Such a unique place that I would like to visit someday!
Death Stranding is awesome and the main reason why Im traveling Iceland
Your videos are informative and I enjoy good shots... Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like them!
The shots are so calming. Wow amazing
I just got back from an incredible trip to Iceland and the black sand beach was one of the places I went... so interesting to learn more about them. They are so haunting and moody, but so beautiful. I've never been in a place with an atmosphere quite like it.
They are truly amazing 😍
Me too, may have been there the same day. I had no idea why the beach was black!
@@BradThePitts That would be funny if we were there at the same time! The winds were really strong when I visited...but then again, I think that is fairly typical for the beach, so it's probably not saying much!
now i know where pearl abyss got his naming idea for black desert online..truely beautiful scenery
Well, it's not entirely correct, but not wrong either. It's true, the black sand beaches are a result of the volcanic eruptions from Katla and other volcanos. Lava coming in touch with the ocean might be a reason, but it's only a fraction of a reason. It's most likely the reason for Reynisfjara beach near Vík(the touristy black sand beach).
Huge reason for the wast black sand beaches of Iceland are the huge flash floods from volcanic eruptions.
Katla for example, it's crater is covered under around 400-750meters of ice. More in earlier times. Which of course melts very fast in eruptions and creates massive floods. A large Katla eruption can produce a flow up to 300.000 cupic meters per second. To put into perspective, the Amazon has a flow of 209.000 cupic meters p.sec.
These massive floods drag ash, appartmentbuilding sized icebergs and ground settlements down to the coastline. With this tremendous power it pushes the coastlines outward. In the last Katla eruption in 1918, the coastline south of Hjörleifshöfði was pushed out, enough so that Iceland got a new southern most point to the mainland of the country. The Katla floods come for the most part down on the east side of the volcano. No permanent farms or towns are on that side for a reason. The land is a black sandy wasteland. Black sand for days. It's one of the flattest parts of Iceland. There's a tsunami evacuation plan in place if Katla were to erupt. It goes from the town of Vík, all the way to the town of Þorlákshöfn, a 100km away.
For example, the black sand beach where the DC airplane wreckedge lies is on a flood path from nearby volcanos.
Same can be said about the regions east of the town of "Kirkjubæjarklaustur" , up to Skaftafell national park. Wast sand plains, created by volcanic flash floods. Recent one from a Grimsvotn eruption in 1996, there might be videos of it on youtube.
Hundreds of thousands of years, with these flood eruptions have molded the island.
Keep up the good work, you guys have great videos.
Nice to see a video about my country, Iceland. This area too, I've travelled and photographed this area a countless of times in the past years.
This is cool, thanks!
cool facts
Breathtaking Place that I want to travel 🇮🇸❤🤍💙
Black sand is so cool.
Right?! 😎
Stunning scenery! Definitely a place we'd love to explore.
We've been travelling through Central America in 2020 and we've loved seeing the black sand beaches here. Very different to what we have back home in Australia!
It's beautiful 😍
You should watch Gerua a indian song . Definitely after watching you would put this place in your bucketlist
That’s cool
Right?! SO COOL
Indian Movie song GERUA shows the majestic view of beaches and glaciers .
That's amazing 😍
Could you please tell me the music that you used
if your beach near by volcano mountain, like this, java, japan, you'll find blacky seashore
true!
Johnny, I see you laying close to the waterline. I feel like you have a duty to warn folks about "Sneaker waves" so they don't try to emulate you and get in trouble. Can you put a warning up?
Please make a travel course on New Zealand!!!!!!!
We'll make sure to add that to the list! If you know anyone who would like to create it, direct them to brighttrip.com/make/ 🙂
Wow, SubhanAllah (glory of God) 😍.. Its so unique& beautiful.
🙏❤️✌️🌎
Can't talk about the beach and not talk about going into the water... ☺
It is ok or even common to find people in the water at a black sand beach in Iceland?!
I just got back from Iceland, and if someone was in the water at this beach, they would be in a lot of danger! The water is freezing and the currents are extremely strong, you would taken right out and be lucky to escape. A lot of tourists have sadly been caught out by 'sneaker' waves, dragged out to see and drowned, there was a lot of signs around warning of this. A beautiful and dangerous place in equal measure.
Floki
Dude
Greenland should be called iceland and vice versa
#1 it's NOT sand... It is worn down tiny black pebbles of lava stones.
#2 his fictional story of trolls trapped by the sun is bullshit essentially.