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Driftwood on the Strandir Coast

This region of the Westfjords faces out across the arctic ocean towards Scandinavia and Siberia. It is from here that driftwood makes the long ocean crossing to wash up on the shores of this remote region. Farmers and builders make good use of it.

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Date Taken: 07.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Iceland
Copyright: © Matt Emmett