Jökulsárlón glacial lake, Iceland

Jökulsárlón (literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Brei-amerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • Year:
    01/09/2014

Jökulsárlón glacial lake, Iceland

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