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Spectacle of ice

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 from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the glaciers.

 

Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies.

 

These icebergs are seen in two shades: milky white and bright blue, which depends on the air trapped within the ice and is an interplay of light and ice crystals. And due to volcanic activity the ice can turn black due to the ashes covering the glacier after an eruption.

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Uploaded on September 15, 2022
Taken on August 10, 2011