Skaftafell (Skaftafell) - Icelandic miracle

Skaftafell (Skaftafell) - a natural wonder that is formed by the interaction of mountains, ice, sand and water. This place is truly great, it captures the spirit of its size and marvelous glacial phenomena.


Geography of the park, which, incidentally, is located in the valleys of the glacier Vatnajokull (Vatnaёkyudl) allows his eyes to look at the fascinating processes that occur in breathing glacier. You can make a wonderful walk in the emerging moraines, take a look at the glacial lake basins and crevices, as well as see how the glacier plow rocks. All of this is surprising and somewhat dumbfounded audience.



Glacier Vatnajokull (Vatnaёkyudl) down from his great height to the park, slowly sinking to the level of the sea, where the masses of sedimentary rocks differ on the sandy delta valley Skeidararsandur (Skeydararsandur). The place is really amazing! The main part of the park is cup-shaped, from the influence of the elements it is protected lying around the perimeter of the ice that seemed watchdogs guarding his master.



This place is always marvelous weather, because of this in the old days there were going to the Vikings to address pressing issues.

Skaftafell (Skaftafell) National Park status was back in 1967, after a bridge built near Jokulsarlon (Yokulsarlona), "discovered" this land for people across the country. Already in 2004. to protect the glacier, the park was increased to its present size (4,807 square kilometers). To date, Skaftafell (Skaftafell) is Europe's largest park.



Skaftafell is remembered for many, but you need to give a special place waterfall Svartifoss (Svartifoss), which is surrounded by artfully basalt columns.





The pride of the park is also a volcano Grimsvotn (Grimsvotn), the last in 1998 threw the steam column height B10 000 meters. From the volcano path stretches to Jökulsarlon (Yokulsarlon) - glacier lagoon, in deep and still waters, which are chained powerful icebergs.

Skaftafell (Skaftafell) - a place where should visit!