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Iceland is the land of glaciers - a total of 13 glaciers cover and shape a little more than 11% of the total land area thus making the landscape sustainable. "Jökull" is the Icelandic word for glacier, which is why it is used in practically every glacier name occurs. Vatnajökull is not only by far the largest in Iceland, it is also the largest in Europe. It is located in the south and has about 30 foothills. Its ice is up to 900m thick. Lots of attractions all over Iceland only become visible through it, such as the glacial lagoons in the south or many large waterfalls that of be fed by its meltwater. In addition to Vatnajökull, the largest other glaciers are Langjökull, Hofsjökull, the Mydalsjökull and the Eyjafjallajökull, which paralyzed air traffic in half of Europe when it erupted in 2010. |
Der
Öraefajökull Gletscher - ein kleiner Teil des riesigen
Vatnajökull-Massivs - erscheint schon aus der Ferne hinter dem Eldhraun
Lavafeld... The Öraefajökull glacier - a small part of the huge Vatnajökull massif - appears from a distance behind the Eldhraun lava field... Sony RX10-III |
Als
wir näher kommen zeigt sich der Gletscher in seiner vollen Pracht. Mit
einer Höhe von 2110m ist der Hvannadalshnúkur der höchste Gipfel von
Island. As we get closer, the glacier shows itself in all its glory. With a height of 2110m, the Hvannadalshnúkur is the highest peak in Iceland. Sony RX10-III |
Die 10 km lange Gletscherzunge Skaftafellsjökull. Wir sind auf dem Weg zum Gletschersee der sich an ihrem Ende befindet... The 10 km long Skaftafellsjökull glacier tongue. We are on the way to the glacier lake that is at its end... Sony RX10-III |
...am Ende der Gletscherzunge - der See variiert im Jahresverlauf in seiner Größe - aktuell eher überschaubar... ...at the end of the glacier tongue - the lake varies in size over the course of the year - currently rather manageable... Sony RX10-III |
Gebirgsformation... Mountain formaton... Sony RX10-III |
Die 1884 erbaute Torfkirche Hofskirkja - die letzte nach der alten Art erbaute von heute nur noch 6 existierenden. The turf church Hofskirkja, built in 1884 - the last one built according to the old style, of which only 6 still exist today. Sony RX10-III |
Hnappavellir am südlichen Ausläufer des Vatnajökull... Hnappavellir on the southern foothills of Vatnajökull... Sony RX10-III |
Fjallsarlon - Gletschersee am unteren Ende des Fjallsjökull im Süden des Vatnajökull... Fjallsarlon - glacial lake at the lower end of Fjallsjökull in the south of Vatnajökull... Sony RX10-III |
...der
Gletschersee mit dem Breidamerkurjökull im Hintergrund, an dessen Ende
die bekannteste Gletscherlagune Jökulsarlon liegt... ..the glacier lake with Breidamerkurjökull in the background, at the end of which lies the most famous glacier lagoon Jökulsarlon... Sony RX10-III |
Der Diamantenstrand an der Mündung der Jökulsarlon Gletscherlagune - hier werden die kleinen Eisberge von der Brandung an den schwarzen Strand gespült... Diamond beach at the mouth of the Jökulsarlon glacier lagoon - here the small icebergs are washed onto the black beach by the surf... Sony RX10-III |
Die große Gletscherlagune Jökulsarlon. Die Breidamerkurjölull im Hintergrund... The big glaier lagoon Jökulsarlon. Breidamerkurjökull in the background... Sony RX10-III |
Eisberge im Abendlicht.. Icebergs in the evening light... Sony RX10-III |
Abendstimmung hinter dem Vatnajökull... Evening mood behind the Vatnajökull... Sony RX10-III |