Silent Icebergs... by KarmaSong

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 28, 2008

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Jökulsárlón is the best known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajökull between Skaftafell National Park and Höfn. Appearing first only in 1934-1935, the lake grew from 7.9 km² in 1975 to at least 18 km² today because of heavy melting of the Icelandic glaciers. Approaching a depth of 200 m, Jökulsárlón is now probably the second deepest lake in Iceland.(wikipedia)

I took this photo on the third day of my journey around Iceland's famous road #1, as the sun was low on the horizon at about 11 p.m. Although the light was weak I had to underexpose the settings of my camera, as the sunlight in Iceland is stunningly very strong, even under dark conditions. But it was a real photographer's treat to shoot dozens of photos as the sun was subtly making its way through the clouds drifting rather rapidly. You can see in the background two immense glacial flows of the Vatnajökull glacier, down to sea-level. No need for mountaineering equipment to get close to it, which is the most extraordinary thing in this area. Hope you'll enjoy this pic, full-size...

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