Kolbeinsey - Strytan & North Iceland
Kolbeinsey, a remote island north of mainland Iceland, offers a raw, exposed dive. We're talking about a volcanic pinnacle rising from deep water, often battered by Atlantic swells and strong currents. Visibility can vary wildly, but on a good day, the sheer walls are impressive, covered in cold-water corals and anemones. This dive is definitely for experienced cold-water divers keen on extreme environments and a true sense of exploration.
- Location
- Strytan & North Iceland, Iceland, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 67.150600, -18.683470
- Type
- reef
- Maximum Depth
- 5-20m
Nearby Dive Sites in Strytan & North Iceland
- DANIEL QUARE - 5m (wreck)
- HANS SIF - 5m (wreck)
- HOLMUR - 2m (wreck)
- MAVUR - 5m (wreck)
- Strytan Hydrothermal Chimney
- SUSANNE REITH - 2m (wreck)
- TRY - 5m (wreck)
Marine Life in Strytan & North Iceland
Home to 12 recorded species including 10 whales & dolphins, 1 sharks & rays, 1 hard corals.
Notable Species
- Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - Whales & Dolphins
- blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins
- Orca (Orcinus orca) - Whales & Dolphins
- Coalfish Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blackfish (Globicephala melas) - Whales & Dolphins
- Razorback (Balaenoptera physalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) - Whales & Dolphins
- Starry Ray (Amblyraja radiata) - Sharks & Rays
- Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Whales & Dolphins
- Scarlet Sea Anemone (Stomphia coccinea) - Hard Corals