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Kópasker

The picturesque village of Kópasker (Kópa = seal pup, sker = skerry) on Öxarfjörður in northeast Iceland was nearly wiped out in a severe earthquake in 1976. Sparse in population (135, at last count) and remote, an air of melancholy pervades. The area is very rich in birdlife.

Like a painting - in Kópasker

Painting?
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II

 
In Kópasker

A resident of Kópasker
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Some of Kópasker's townsfolk

Another one
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
 
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