Skáleyjar

Skáleyjar are a group of 160 small islands among the many hundreds of islands in Breiðafjörður Bay. Skáleyjar used to be inhabited, once being home to as many as five farms spread across the islands. Despite the obvious challenges of farming on small islands, the land was considered particularly good and was highly valued centuries ago. It is likely the islands were first inhabited not long after Iceland was settled, but nobody lives there these days. Artefacts of past residents are still in evidence, as are eider ducks and many other birds.