Djúpalónssandur
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Djúpalónssandur is a sandy beach and bay on foot of Snæfellsjökull
in Iceland
. It was once home to sixty fishing boats and one of the most prolific fishing villages on the Snæfellsnes
peninsula but today the bay is uninhabited.
Four lifting stone
s are in Djúpalónssandur, used by fishermen to test their strength. They are Fullsterkur ("full strength") weighing 155 kg, Hálfsterkur ("half strength") at 140 kg, hálfdrættingur ("weakling") at 49 kg and Amlóði ("Useless") 23 kg. They were traditionally used to qualify men for work on fishing boats, with the Hálfdrættingur being the minimum weight a man would have to lift onto a ledge at hip-height to qualify.
On the beach there are remains of the Grimsby
fishing trawler Epine (GY7) that was wrecked there on March 13, 1948.
Snæfellsjökull
Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000 year old stratovolcano with a glacier covering its summit in western Iceland. The name of the mountain is actually Snæfell, but it is normally called "Snæfellsjökull" to distinguish it from two other mountains with this name...
in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. It was once home to sixty fishing boats and one of the most prolific fishing villages on the Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes
The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula situated to the west of Borgarfjörður, in western of Iceland.It has been named Iceland in Miniature, as many national sights can be found in the area, including the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland. With its height of 1446 m, it...
peninsula but today the bay is uninhabited.
Four lifting stone
Lifting stone
Lifting stones are common throughout northern Europe, particularly Scotland, Iceland , Scandinavia and Northern England. They were usually heavy local stones, without any modification, with the challenge being to lift such a stone, proving your strength...
s are in Djúpalónssandur, used by fishermen to test their strength. They are Fullsterkur ("full strength") weighing 155 kg, Hálfsterkur ("half strength") at 140 kg, hálfdrættingur ("weakling") at 49 kg and Amlóði ("Useless") 23 kg. They were traditionally used to qualify men for work on fishing boats, with the Hálfdrættingur being the minimum weight a man would have to lift onto a ledge at hip-height to qualify.
On the beach there are remains of the Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
fishing trawler Epine (GY7) that was wrecked there on March 13, 1948.