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Jökulsárlón (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjœːkʏlsˌaurˌlouːn] ⓘ; literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.
Jökulsárlón is situated on Breiðamerkursandur, below the subglacial volcano Öræfajökull (zoomed) behind. Breidamerkursandur from Road No.1, to the left is part of Öræfajökull, Breiðamerkurjökull glacier just in front.
Map of Vatnajökull ice cap showing its named glacial catchments (light grey shading with white outline). Catchments associated with Breiðamerkurjökull are outlined in turquoise. Clicking on the map to enlarge it enables mouse over that allows identification of individual named glacial catchments.
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 ...
The Hringvegur (national ring road, route 1) crosses the river on a bridge. 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.
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Öræfajökull is located at the southern extremity of the Vatnajökull glacier and overlooking the Ring Road between Höfn and Vík.It is the largest active volcano in the country, and on the summit crater's north-western rim is Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak in Iceland at 2,110 metres (6,920 ft).