Vatnajökull National Park
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Vatnajökull National Park (Icelandic: Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður pronounced [ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏlsˌθjouðˌkarðʏr̥] ⓘ) is one of three national parks in Iceland. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in the southwest and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north.
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Location | South, southeast, east and northeast Iceland |
Coordinates | 64°30′N 17°00′W |
Area | 14,141 square kilometres (5,460 sq mi) |
Established | 7 June 2008; 15 years ago (2008-06-07) |
Official name | Vatnajökull National Park - dynamic nature of fire and ice |
Criteria | Natural: (viii) |
Designated | 2019 (43rd session) |
Reference no. | 1604 |
Region | Northern Europe |
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The unique qualities of Vatnajökull National Park are primarily its great variety of landscape features, created by the combined forces of rivers, glacial ice, and volcanic and geothermal activity.[1]
On 5 July 2019, Vatnajökull National Park was inscribed as a World Heritage Site.[2]