Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon

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Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon

Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon.World & Drons EU Iceland : Jökulsárlón large glacial lake aerial movie.Iceland.Jökulsárlón (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjœːkʏlsˌaurˌloun̥] ( listen); literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. 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. It is now 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi). It recently became the deepest lake in Iceland, at over 248 metres (814 ft), as glacial retreat extended its boundaries. The size of the lake has increased fourfold since the 1970s. It is considered as one of the natural wonders of Iceland. The lake can be seen from Route 1 between Höfn and Skaftafell. It appears as "a ghostly procession of luminous blue icebergs". Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Batman Begins, as well as the "reality TV" series Amazing Race. In 1991 Iceland issued a postage stamp, with a face value of 26 kronur, depicting Jökulsárlón. The tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is a major attraction for tourists. A coffer dam was constructed near the Glacial River Bridge that spans Jökulsárlón in order to build a row of protective measures of stone boulders to prevent any erosion of the foundation of the pillars of the bridge. This coffer dam enabled the Icelandic road administration to create workable access for the power shovel digger to place the row of stone protective measures, which would also divert the icebergs from hitting the bridge pillars and thus avoid damage to the structure. "Adventures (feat. Alexa Lusader) [NCS Release]" William Ekh (soundcloud.com/williamekhoffi...) Alexa Lusader  "Kaibu [NCS Release]" Killercats (soundcloud.com/kcatsofficial) www.facebook.com/WorldAndDrons Visit my channel to see more of the most beautiful places on our planet: Feel free to embed on your website any video in this channel via the YouTube player, for commercial or non-commercial use (no need to ask for permission). The videos in the channel are licensed/shared under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You can use parts of the videos (except for the music and intro) for non-commercial purposes, given that you provide proper attribution to this YT channel. Footage and videos can be licensed out by contacting us. - Please watch: "World & Drons EU Iceland : Glymur waterfall stunning Aerial drone Footage" World Drons WorldDrons