Vatnajökull National Park
Also known as Vatnajökull National Park - dynamic nature of fire and ice, Parc national du Vatnajokull, Vatnajökull National Park, Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Iceland
Inscribed
2019
Area
1,482,000 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vatnajökull National Park is about 240 km east of Reykjavík. The nearest other World Heritage site is Þingvellir National Park, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Reykjavík · about 166,000 peopleabout 240 km west
- Inverness · about 45,000 peopleabout 1040 km south-east
- Aberdeen · about 189,000 peopleabout 1140 km south-east
- Perth · about 40,000 peopleabout 1160 km south-east
- Greenock · about 75,000 peopleabout 1160 km south-east
- Dundee · about 152,000 peopleabout 1170 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IcelandCultural200 km away
IcelandNatural221 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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