Öskjuvatn
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Öskjuvatn is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km2. With a depth of 217 m, it is the second-deepest lake in Iceland after Jökulsárlón.
The ice on Öskjuvatn melting in early 2023
Knebel Rudloff monument on the Öskjuvatn shore
Jökulsárlón
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Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lake in southern part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started r
Öskjuvatn
…the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi). With a depth of 217 m (712 ft), it is the second-deepest lake in Iceland after Jökulsárlón. The lake is situated in the crater of the volcano Askja in the northeast of the glacier Vatnajökull. The name Öskjuvatn simply means Askja lake. Like…
Jökulsárlón lagoon in southeastern Iceland
Ice lagoon Jökulsárlón at the foot of the Vatnajökull Glacier, 2023
Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Common seals on the Jökulsárlón lake