3744 x 5616 px | 31,7 x 47,5 cm | 12,5 x 18,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
11. Februar 2009
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Jökulsárlón (lit. "Glacier Lagoon") is the largest glacier lagoon or lake in Iceland. Situated at the south eastern part of Iceland, at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier branching from the Vatnajökull (world’s largest ice cap outside the Poles), between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn, it evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The extent of the lake has grown since then at varying rates per year. The lagoon now stands 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) as a result of melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Now, with 200 metres (660 ft) depth, it is the second deepest lake in Iceland.
