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Jökulsárlón (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjœːkʏlsˌaurˌlouːn] ⓘ; translates to "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding in the late 19th century.
Jökulsárlón, located on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Vatnajökull National Park was established on 7 June 2008. When established, the park covered an area of 12,000 km 2, but with later additions of Lakagígar, Langisjór, Krepputunga [ˈkʰrɛhpʏˌtʰuŋka] and Jökulsárlón (including its surrounding areas) it now covers 14,967 km 2 or approximately 14% of Iceland, making it ...
Stuðlagil (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstʏðlaˌcɪːl̥]; also transliterated as Studlagil) is a ravine in Jökuldalur [] [ˈjœːkʏlˌtaːlʏr̥] in the municipality of Múlaþing, in the Eastern Region of Iceland.
It connects the Jökulsárlón glacier lake with the sea, the Atlantic Ocean. The river is very short, at the moment about 500 m. The river is very short, at the moment about 500 m. It was still 1,500 m long in 1989, but its length was 1,000 m around the year 1900, when it discharged directly from the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier; the lake did ...
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[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 ...
Jökulsárlón: 18 6.9 248 814 [2] (Iceland's deepest)(1999 estimate - size and depth increasing because of glacier melting) Glacial lagoon Grænalón: 18 6.9 Skorradalsvatn: 15 5.8 48 157 Sigöldulón: 195 6.9 14 5.4 (also known as "Krókslón") Apavatn: 13–14 5.0–5.4 Heiðarlón: 13.5 5.2 51 167
The tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is a major attraction for tourists. Tour operators conduct snowmobiles and jeep tours to visit the glacier along the winding iceberg studded Jökulsárlón lagoon. The base station for visits to the area is at Jöklasel [ˈjœhklaˌsɛːl̥], which is approached from Höfn. It is termed as Tourist ...