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Jökulsárlón and the surrounding area are a part of Vatnajökull National park. The size of the park is 14,707 km 2 Which is approximately 14% of Iceland, making it Europe's second largest national park in terms of area after Yugyd Va in Russia. On 5 July 2019, Vatnajökull National Park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
[1] The pro glacial lake Jökulsárlón, one of Iceland's best-known tourist attractions, is located on Breiðamerkursandur. The glaciers that formed the sandur are a part of Vatnajökull, and therefore a part of Vatnajökull National Park. In 2017, the borders of the park were changed to include also the plain itself and the Jökulsárlón ...
A former bridge at Skaftafell, Iceland, twisted by the jökulhlaup from Grímsvötn's 1996 eruption of Gjálp. Example of catastrophic flooding by jökulhlaups from the 1918 eruption of Katla . Approximate area affected is shown in grey shading , with darker shading indicating combined first and second phase jökulhlaups on 12 October 1918.
This one got to there probably by water and then I guess it just drifted to the shore before it reached the ocean (there's a small river between jokulsarlon and the ocean which can be seen in the picture behind the iceberg)--Someone35 (talk) 17:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC) It would be more encyclopedic if in the water.
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The rapid erosion by the sea is threatening the road. If the road were destroyed, East Iceland would be cut off from Reykjavík except by ferry or by a much longer northern route. The bridge is built from concrete and is around 90 m long. [2] It dates from 1967. Before that, the river crossing was very dangerous.
The mountains of Iceland, the highest of which is Hvannadalshnúkur at 2,110 metres (6,923 ft). The main article for this category is List of mountains in Iceland . Subcategories
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