65°44′36.046″N 19°35′0.964″W / 65.74334611°N 19.58360111°W
Borgarsandur is a flat and fairly expansive beach, now largely overgrown, at the western head of Skagafjörður, Iceland, spanning from Sauðárkrókur to the western mouth of the Héraðsvötn. The black sand beach is just under four kilometers long. There are hiking and camping areas there, and people often enjoy renting a horse and taking it out for a run.[1][2]
Borgarsandur is named after the town Sjávarborg. Borgarsandur is mentioned in the Landnámabók, which mentions the time Kráku-Hreiðar Ófeigsson “came to Skagafjörður and sailed onto Borgarsandur, causing a shipwreck.”[3]
References
edit- ^ Sigfus. "Borgarsandur | Sauðárkrókur". Visit Skagafjörður. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Jónasson, Hallgrímur, ed. (1946). Árbók Ferðafélags Íslands (in Icelandic). Ferðafélag Íslands.
- ^ "LANDNÁMABÓK (Sturlubók)". snerpa.is (in Icelandic). 61. kafli. Archived from the original on 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-09-21.