Iceland
Things to do in Vatnajökull & Jökulsárlón
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Sightlore has 9 places to explore in Vatnajökull & Jökulsárlón, and 5 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Vatnajökull & Jökulsárlón's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Jökulsárlón
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 receding in the late 19th century.
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Svartifoss
Svartifoss is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.
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Vestrahorn
A 757-metre mountain facing the open sea about 10 km east of Höfn in south-east Iceland; one of the few Icelandic mountains made of gabbro.
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Fjallsárlón
Fjallsárlón is a glacier lagoon at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Fjallsjökull which is part of the bigger glacier reaches down to the water of the lake and some ice-bergs are drifting by on its surface.
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Skeiðará Bridge
A single-lane steel bridge over the Skeiðará river in south-east Iceland, long the country's longest bridge; its completion in 1974 allowed the Ring Road to open.
Discovery routes in Vatnajökull & Jökulsárlón
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Vatnajökull: from Skaftafell to Jökulsárlón
From the Skeiðará bridge to Skaftafell and the Svartifoss waterfall, the Svínafellsjökull glacier, the Fjallsárlón and Jökulsárlón glacier lagoons, Vestrahorn mountain and Hvalnes lighthouse.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Hvalnesviti
A 12-metre concrete lighthouse built in 1954 at Hvalnes, below the Eystrahorn mountain in south-east Iceland.
Monuments
Skeiðará Bridge
A single-lane steel bridge over the Skeiðará river in south-east Iceland, long the country's longest bridge; its completion in 1974 allowed the Ring Road to open.
Nature
Skaftafell
The Skaftafell area in Vatnajökull National Park, south-east Iceland; the starting point for walks to the Svartifoss waterfall and the outlet glaciers.
Svartifoss
Svartifoss is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.
Svínafellsjökull
An outlet glacier flowing west-south-west from Öræfajökull, named after the farm of Svínafell.
Fjallsárlón
Fjallsárlón is a glacier lagoon at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Fjallsjökull which is part of the bigger glacier reaches down to the water of the lake and some ice-bergs are drifting by on its surface.
Jökulsárlón
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 receding in the late 19th century.
Vestrahorn
A 757-metre mountain facing the open sea about 10 km east of Höfn in south-east Iceland; one of the few Icelandic mountains made of gabbro.
Morsárfoss
Morsárfoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Measurements showed that one of the several waterfalls in the area is at least 240 metres (790 ft) in total height, making it the tallest waterfall in Iceland.
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