Jökulsárlón

Iceland / Austurland / Hofn /
 lake, lagoon, glacier, movie / film / TV location, glacial lake
Jökulsárlón is the best known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from 7.9 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of heavy melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Approaching a depth of 200 m, Jökulsárlón is now probably the second deepest lake in Iceland.

Boat tours and hiking are available on and around the lagoon.

Google panorama: goo.gl/maps/diAReiK9mLQdaMtj9
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jökulsárlón
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Coordinates:   64°4'35"N   16°12'35"W

Comments

  • This was also one of the locations used for filming the "invisible car" chase in the James Bond film "Die Another Day". It's an amazing place to visit and the boat tour is a must, especially if you go on one of the dinghys.
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