List of national parks of Iceland

Since 2008, Iceland has three national parks.[1] Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park.[2] The Vatnajökull National Park is also the largest national park in Europe.[2]

Vatnajökull National Park and Snæfellsjökull National Park are supervised by the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources, Þingvellir National Park is supervised by the Ministry for the Prime Minister.

List of national parks of Iceland

  This along with * indicates that the national park is part of a World Heritage Site
Name Photo Location Established Area
Snæfellsjökull West Iceland 2001 170 km2 (66 sq mi)[3]
Vatnajökull South-East Iceland 2008 13,952 km2 (5,387 sq mi)[1]
Þingvellir* South Iceland 1930 by laws set in 1928

Former national parks

Name Photo Location Established Area
Jökulsárgljúfur* North Iceland 1973
Skaftafell* South Iceland 1967 4,807 km2 (1,856 sq mi)

References

  1. 1 2 "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Vatnajokull National Park". Háskóli Íslands. hi.is. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Þjóðgarðurinn Snæfellsjökull" (PDF). Environment agency of Iceland. ust.is. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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