THREE ROCKS

Þrídrangaviti, which translates as “three rocks”, was built in 1939, soon before the start of World War II. Located near the Vestmannaeyjar Islands, Iceland, the lighthouse sits on the highest of the three rocks, which is called Háidrangur, or High Rock in English.
Nowadays, the lighthouse is accessible by helicopter and even features a small helipad to make landing there easier, but back in 1938, when work on it began, helicopters hadn’t yet been invented. Brave workers had to to scale the 120-foot-high rock to reach the pinnacle, where they laid the foundation of the lighthouse by hand, while ensuring that the strong winds and rain didn’t send them plunging into the freezing North Atlantic Ocean.