Básendar Historic Trading Site
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Básendar Historic Trading Site

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Básendar on the Reykjanes peninsula was a historic trading and fishing settlement. Ruins of trading buildings, farm structures, walls and other remains survive at the site. The settlement was abandoned following a destructive storm surge in the late 18th century.
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