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Thridrangaviti Lighthouse

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Thridrangaviti Lighthouse
Thridrangaviti Lighthouse. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse (transliterated as Thrídrangaviti) is an active lighthouse 7.2 kilometres (4.5 miles) off the southwest coast of Iceland, in the archipelago of Vestmannaeyjar. It is often described as one of the most isolated lighthouses in the world. Þrídrangar means "three rock pillars", referring to the three named sea stacks at that location: Stóridrangur (on which the lighthouse stands), Þúfudrangur, and Klofadrangur. The lighthouse was commissioned on 5 July 1942.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.