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Jökulsárlón
A glacier lagoon where icebergs break from the Breiðamerkurjökull and drift slowly out to sea.
- Open
- Always; boat tours from about May to October
- Price
- Free; paid parking and boat tours
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Jökulsárlón, Route 1Directions
- Getting There
- About 2½ hours by car east of Vík on the Ring Road.
Why Go
The lagoon has grown fast since the 1930s as the glacier retreats, and it is now one of the deepest lakes in Iceland. Blue and white icebergs float past, seals swim among them, and boat tours sail out between the floes in summer.
Nearby in South Coast
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