Left desolate and abandoned by the Rabjerg Mile sand dune, Rubjerg Knude lighthouse is expected to crash into the sea by 2020 based on current rates of coastal erosion.
Shifting sands —
Left desolate and abandoned by the Rabjerg Mile sand dune, Rubjerg Knude lighthouse is expected to crash into the sea by 2020 based on current rates of coastal erosion.
Simon Hooper
Built amid green fields at the end of the 19th century, the lighthouse at Rubjerg Knude is now framed by sand dunes.
Rubjerg Knude lighthouse —
Built amid green fields at the end of the 19th century, the lighthouse at Rubjerg Knude is now framed by sand dunes.
Simon Hooper
The ruins of the lighthouse keeper's quarters, buried completely a few years ago, have re-emerged from the shifting sands.
Buried buildings —
The ruins of the lighthouse keeper's quarters, buried completely a few years ago, have re-emerged from the shifting sands.
Simon Hooper
Artist John Kristensen has been painting the lighthouse at Rubjerg Knude every year since the mid-1970s.
Vanishing landmark —
Artist John Kristensen has been painting the lighthouse at Rubjerg Knude every year since the mid-1970s.
Simon Hooper
Villy Hansen has been a dune ranger at Rabjerg Mile for 15 years. "The land here is dynamic and this place is a monument to that," he says.
Dynamic dunes —
Villy Hansen has been a dune ranger at Rabjerg Mile for 15 years. "The land here is dynamic and this place is a monument to that," he says.
Simon Hooper
Hundreds of thousands of people visit Rabjerg Mile each year, but with 3.5 million cubic meters of sand to explore there's space for everyone.
Wide-open sands —
Hundreds of thousands of people visit Rabjerg Mile each year, but with 3.5 million cubic meters of sand to explore there's space for everyone.
Simon Hooper
This medieval church, once the largest in Northern Jutland, was buried under sand and abandoned in the 18th century. Only the top of the tower is visible.
Medieval church —
This medieval church, once the largest in Northern Jutland, was buried under sand and abandoned in the 18th century. Only the top of the tower is visible.
Simon Hooper
Adjacent dunes offer spectacular views of the lighthouse and Denmark's North Sea coast.
Grand views —
Adjacent dunes offer spectacular views of the lighthouse and Denmark's North Sea coast.
Simon Hooper