What is Jökulsárlón?

The Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon is one of Iceland's major highlights! Jökulsárlón, or 'Glacier's-River-Lagoon’ is one of Iceland’s most beautiful attractions; it’s absolutely breathtakingly stunning, and if you are at all able to visit this spot, you should. Jökulsárlón is a glacier lagoon filled with icebergs.

What is the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon?

Dancing about the glistening lagoon, the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon is home to stunning icebergs with diamond shades of blues, whites, turquoises, and black streaks. The icebergs are centuries-old chunks of ice that have broken off the Oraefajokull glacier and are floating to sea.

How old are the icebergs in jokulsarlon?

The icebergs in Jokulsarlon are composed of ice that is over 1,000 years old. Jokulsarlon glacier first started forming in 1934, when the Breidamerkurjokull glacier started retreating, leaving the lagoon in its path. This glacial lagoon in Iceland has increased fourfold since the early 1970s.

How deep is jokulsarlon?

There's also an opportunity to hike on the very glaciers that feed water into the glacier lagoon, book a glacier hiking tour, and explore more of the icy side of Iceland! With a maximum depth of 814 feet (248 meters), Jokulsarlon is Iceland's deepest lake. Jokulsarlon's surface area measures 11.2 square miles (18 square kilometers).