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Vatnajökull Nationalpark and the protection of the Icelandic Highlands
Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north, so that today's national park covers 14% of Iceland (about 13.920 km2 ...
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Map of the Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jö...
By Peter Prokosch
Volcanic landscape Southwest of the Vatnajökull National Park atnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jök...
By Peter Prokosch
Moss-covered Lava Fields, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland In southern Iceland, lava fields are often covered with mats of moss, whereas in Northern Iceland lichens are the dominating vegetation in lava fields.
By Peter Prokosch
Moss-covered Lava Fields, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland In southern Iceland, lava fields are often covered with mats of moss, whereas in Northern Iceland lichens are the dominating vegetation in lava fields.
By Peter Prokosch
North of Katla Volcano, Icelandic Highlands atnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jök...
By Peter Prokosch
Effective Visitor Trail in the Vatnajökull National Park: number post and closed side path Visitor trails in the Vatnajökull National Park are good examples how tourists can effectively guided and educated, and without putting many or bigger (expensive) information boards into the landscape: You take a simple...
By Peter Prokosch
Vatnajöküll National Park, Icelandic Highlands Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jö...
By Peter Prokosch
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer), Iceland The great northern diver breeds in North America, Greenland, Iceland, and Great Britain. It winters on sea coasts or on large lakes of south Europe and the United States, and south to north-western areas of Africa. This...
By Peter Prokosch
Snæfell Volcano, Highlands, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jö...
By Peter Prokosch
Icelandic Highlands, North of Snæfjell, with smoke cloud from volcanic eruption North of Vatnajökull Glacier lies one of the largest pristine areas in Europe, which is protected within the Vatnajökull National Park since 7 June 2008. With the recent additions of Lakagígar and Langisjór, the Park cov...
By Peter Prokosch
Karahnjukar dam and power plant, Icelandic Highlands The largest environmental movement on Iceland during the 1990s was about finding alternatives against a plan by the government to build a huge hydropower complex in Eastern Iceland, damning two out of three major glacial...
By Peter Prokosch
Power line from Karahjukar plant to aluminium smelter in Reydarfjoerdur dissecting the Icelandic Highlands The largest environmental movement on Iceland during the 1990s was about finding alternatives against a plan by the government to build a huge hydropower complex in Eastern Iceland, damning two out of three major glacial...
By Peter Prokosch
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 Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake afte...
By Peter Prokosch
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 Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake afte...
By Peter Prokosch
Vatnajöküll glacier and National Park, smoke from volcanic eruption in background, September 2014 Vatnajökull National Park, established in 2008, encompasses not only all of Vatnajökull glacier but also extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the south and Jö...
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch
Holuhraun Eruption and Northern Lights, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, August 12, 2014 In the evening August 12, 2014 in the Icelandic Highlands the unique co-incidence of red lava fountains of the Holuhraun eruptions and strong greenish northern lights was visible over long-distance for several observers....
By Peter Prokosch

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