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Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon

Iceland Hornafjörður

Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A lagoon at the foot of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier filled with icebergs that break off and drift slowly towards the sea, with seals swimming among them. Across the road, Diamond Beach is a black sand beach scattered with glittering chunks of ice.


Take an amphibian boat or a zodiac tour among the icebergs (summer). In winter, tours go into blue ice caves in the glacier. It's part of the Vatnajökull National Park, about 5 hours from Reykjavík; stay in Höfn or nearby.

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