Grænalón

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Grænalón
Coordinates	64°10′N 17°23′W / 64.167°N 17.383°W / 64.167; -17.383Coordinates: 64°10′N 17°23′W / 64.167°N 17.383°W / 64.167; -17.383
Basin countries	Iceland

Surface area	18 km²

Grænalón is one of the glacier lakes of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. It is situated in the south of Iceland. Its surface measures 18 km².

Unlike the better known glacier lake Jökulsárlón, it is lying not at the sea shore, but in the Highlands of Iceland at the northwestern end of the glacier Skeiðarájökull which is part of Vatnajökull.

v t e Lakes of Iceland

Apavatn Blöndulón Breiðárlón Elliðavatn Fjallsárlón Frostastaðavatn Grænalón Grímsvötn Hóp Hreðavatn Hvalvatn Hvítárvatn Hvítavatn Jökulsárlón Kleifarvatn Kvíslavatn Lagarfljót Langisjór Laugarvatn Mývatn Öskjuvatn Sigöldulón Skorradalsvatn Sultartangalón Svínavatn Þingvallavatn Þórisvatn Tjörnin

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Grænalón

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