Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull NP is the largest national park in Europe.It covers an area of over 14,000 square kilometres, which is about 14% of the surface of Iceland. About half of the national park is made up of the glacier, offering a unique interplay between fire and ice, volcanic activity, glacial and geological formations and waterfalls. The Vatnajökull National Park was founded on the7th of June 2008 with the objective of protecting Vatnajökull and its surrounding area.
A globally unique national park
The Vatnajökull National Park contains many areas of historical interest and an extraordinary variety of landscapes which contain some of the nation's greatest natural treasures. The Vatnajökull National Park occupies a very important place in the world of natural science, due to, among other things, the dynamic interaction between fire and ice, which is still very much at work today. To learn more about the Vatnajökull National Park visit the park's website.
