Jökulsárlón
By Pascal Fellonneau
24 Jun 2008
Jökulsárlón is the largest of a large number of glacial lakes in Iceland located at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from around 8 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of the massive melting of Icelandic glaciers. 200 meters deep, Jökulsárlón is close to the sea and the combined action of the glacier, the river that empties from the lake, and the ocean may eventually transform it into an inlet of the sea. There are plan to prevent this from happening, since the only road in the area passes over the narrow isthmus. Several mainstream movies were shot here such as Die Another Day, Batman Begins or A View to a Kill ...
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Jen Perez gave props (13 Jun 2009):
Sad story - the glaciers melting so rapidly but the photos that you have included are absolutely stunning. Big yeah vote from me
