Melrakkaey

Melrakkaey (65.004°N x 23.368°W) is a small island in the fjord of Grundarförður on Snæfellsnes peninsula in west Iceland.

Due to its unique avifauna the island became a protected area in 1972 and all traffic through the area is restricted and dependent on license from the Icelandic environmental agency (ust.is) and all hunting is prohibited less than 2 km away from the island.

Eiders, atlantic puffins, great black backed gulls, herring gulls, glaucous gulls, european shags and black guillemots can be found breeding on the island.