“I first saw this just two days ago on the Bakland ferðaþjónusta Facebook page. A tour guide had posted that he had noticed some rocks he didn't recognize,” says Þórir Níels Kjartansson, former managing director of the well-known Víkurprjón knitwear company in Vík í Mýrdal. Now retired, he enjoys observing changes in the local landscape, including at Reynisfjara Black Beach, which is the subject of this story.
Major rockfall at Reynisfjara Black Beach
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June 27, 2026
“I first saw this just two days ago on the Bakland ferðaþjónusta Facebook page. A tour guide had posted that he had noticed some rocks he didn't recognize,” says Þórir Níels Kjartansson, former managing director of the well-known Víkurprjón knitwear company in Vík í Mýrdal. Now retired, he enjoys observing changes in the local landscape, including at Reynisfjara Black Beach, which is the subject of this story.
