Ice
Frozen Waves at Black Beach Hafnarskeidh
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Story attached by the author to this sound recording:Footsteps on Ice Shards at Black Beach Hafnarskeidh captures a rare moment along Iceland’s rugged coastline. As frozen edges of the shore begin to break with warmer days, Atlantic waves crush the icy fringe and wash sharp fragments of ice onto the black sand.
That brief transition gives this recording its distinct character. The sound is shaped by the dry crunching and scraping of footsteps on stranded ice, the brittle texture of shifting shards, and the constant movement of water in the background. The result is not a typical beach ambience, but a cold, close and highly tactile coastal soundscape.
This recording creates the impression of an auditory walk across a shoreline covered in broken ice, a natural scene that exists only for a short time. What can be fascinating yet hazardous in reality becomes accessible here as a detailed listening perspective without the risk of stepping onto sharp ice yourself.
| Country | Iceland |
|---|---|
| Country Shortname | IS |
| Recording Place | Black Sand Beach |
| Recording Date | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Sample Rate [Hz] | 48000 / 96000 |
| Recording Time | 14:15 |
| Recording Length [sec] | 237 |
| Recording Quality | stereo |
| File Type | .mp3 / .wav |
| File Size [MB] | 9 / 173 |
| Author | 1 |
Black Sand Beach, Iceland
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Technical detailsstereo · 3:57 min · MP3 / WAV · 48 / 96 kHz
Recording
- Location
- Black Sand Beach
- Country
- Iceland
- Recording date
- 25.03.2026
- Recording time
- 14:15
Sound
- Duration
- 3:57 min
Audio & File
- Audio quality
- stereo
- Sample rate
- 48 / 96 kHz
- File formats
- MP3 / WAV
- File size
- 9 / 173 MB
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