Reynisfjara black sand beach in the town of Vík at the southern tip of Iceland is the country's most popular recreational coastline
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1 VÍK The southernmost point in Iceland
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5 Although Vík has only 291 inhabitants, it is strategically located just west of the great Vatnajökull outwash plain and is the staging point for the Westmann Islands
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7 This black sand beach is rated among the world's ten best. It's not for swimming, though.
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10 The church is the only place in Vík that would be a safe refuge if an eruption of Katla were to produce a lahar from suddenly melting glaciers
11 This field of Nootka lupine was imported from Alaska to stabilize the eroding beach