What is Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon?

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is one of Iceland’s most iconic locations. Located in the South East of Iceland, this enormous lake is fed by glacial meltwater from the largest Glacier in Europe. In the water, icebergs bob up and down, and seals hunt for their dinner.

Where is Jökulsárlón?

Jökulsárlón ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjœːkʏlsˌaurˌlouːn] ( listen); literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

What makes Jökulsárlón so special?

Something about the floating icebergs gives Jökulsárlón a timeless quality. Most visitors assume that it has been around for hundreds or thousands of years. Actually, it’s just a baby. The Glacier Lagoon was created by melted glacier water following a warming of global temperatures.

What is jokulsarlon iceberg?

Jokulsarlon is something of a geographical oddity in this sense, as such structures are quite rare in Iceland, and are more commonly associated with Greenland. Most of the icebergs which separate from the glacier are enormous blocks of ice which fall into the lagoon.