Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Europe. There are a few places where it’s possible to get very close to it, including the Skaftafell/Vatnajökull National Park or Jökulsarlon, a lagoon where large pieces of ice come off from the glacier, forming icebergs. Next to it is a black sand beach called Diamond Beach: the name comes from the little icebergs stranded on the sand that look like diamonds… simply stunning!
🇫🇷 Vatnajökull est le plus grand glacier d’Europe. On peut s’en approcher de très près à plusieurs endroits, comme par exemple le Parc National de Skaftafell/Vatnajökull ou Jökulsarlon, un lagon dans lequel de larges blocs de glace se détachent du glacier, formant des icebergs. Juste à côté se trouve une plage de sable noir du nom de Diamond Beach : ce nom vient des petits icebergs échoués sur le sable et qui ressemblent à des diamants… un spectacle unique !
Reflections of the Vatnajökull glacier
A waterfall in the Skaftafell National Park
Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park
Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park
The glacier of Skaftafellsjökull, part of Vatnajökull
The glacier Skaftafellsjökull, part of Vatnajökull
The lagoon of Skaftafellsjökull with icebergs
An iceberg in the lagoon of Skfatefellsjökull
Northern lights next to the Skaftafell National Park
Northern Lights next to the Skaftafell National Park
Vatnajökull
Route 1 in the South of Iceland and Vatnajökull
The lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The lagoon of Fjallsarlon, the bottom of Vatnajökull glacier
The lagoon of Fjallsarlon
The lagoon of Fjallsarlon
Vatnajökull
The lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The lagoon of Jökulsarlon
This seal was swimming in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon, not realising that I was standing just next to the shore. When he finally saw me he was only 2 meters away from me and he dived so quickly..
…after he saw me and dived further away, the seal came back to the surface of the water and stared back at me. He was cute with his little face obviously scared of what just happened to him!
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
A seal swimming between icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
Seals and icebergs in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The river connecting the lagoon of Jökulsarlon and the ocean.
Iceberg in the lagoon of Jökulsarlon
The bridge crossing the river between the lagoon of Jökulsarlon and the ocean
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach and Vatnajökull in the background
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
Diamond Beach
The harbour of Höfn
The harbour of Höfn
Northern lights in Höfn
Northern lights in Höfn