List of national parks of Iceland

National parks of Iceland:

National parks (3)

Former national parks (2)

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]

Vatnajökull National 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

  • * Were taken into Vatnajökull National Park in 2008.
Name Photo Location Established Area
Jökulsárgljúfur* North Iceland 1973
Skaftafell* South Iceland 1967 4,807 km2 (1,856 sq mi)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Vatnajokull National Park". Háskóli Íslands. hi.is. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Þjóðgarðurinn Snæfellsjökull" (PDF). Environment agency of Iceland. ust.is. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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