List of national parks of Iceland

Snæfellsjökull
Skaftafell
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] The Vatnajökull National Park is also the largest national park in Europe.[2]

The parks are supervised by the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources.

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 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)[1]
Þingvellir* South Iceland 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.