Dyrholaey, once known to sailors as Cape Portland, is a small promontory on Iceland's south coast near the village of Vik, rising to an elevation of about 120 metres. It began as a volcanic island formed by an eruption roughly 100,000 years ago during the Pleistocene, and the Dyrholaey Lighthouse, built in 1927, now stands at the top of the formation facing the sea. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Dyrhólaey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtɪrˌhouːlaˌeiː], "door hill island"), formerly known by seamen as Cape Portland, is a small promontory located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from the village Vík.
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