Úr vetrarríki Vatnajökuls/Winter in the realm of Vatnajökull

Mynd: Unnur Eva Arnardóttir

Europe's largest

At 5,300 square miles (13,600 km²), Vatnajökull National Park covers 13% of Iceland's landmass and is Europe's largest park. In Icelandic, the word jökull means glacier and the National Park contains the largest in the world outside the arctic regions, called Vatnajökull. This massive glacier has many subsidiary tongues, each of which has its own name and distinct characteristics.

Vatnajökull National Park is unique in its range of contrasting natural phenomena and is characterized by the perpetual struggle of fire and ice.  In this area you'll see and experience the white glacier descending to black beaches, hot streams erupting from frozen banks of ice and, Iceland's highest mountain presiding over its deepest lagoon.

For further information visit the website vatnajokullpark.is/