List of national parks in Iceland
current national parks
former national parks
There are three national parks in Iceland since 2008 and before that there were four national parks. The two parks Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell have been part of the Vatnajökull National Park since 2008 , which is also the largest national park in Europe.
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| Jökulsárgljúfur National Park | 1973 | 15,000 | North Iceland; since 2008 part of the Vatnajökull National Park |
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| Skaftafell National Park | 1967 | 480,000 | South Iceland; since 2008 part of the Vatnajökull National Park |
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| Snæfellsjökull National Park | 2001 | 17,000 | West iceland |
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| Vatnajokull National Park | 2008 | 1,200,000 | South Iceland to North Iceland; largest national park in Europe; includes areas of the entire Vatnajökull Glacier , Skaftafell National Park and Jökulsárgljúfur National Park |
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| Thingvellir National Park | 1928 | 23,700 | South West Iceland |
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| Total: | 1,240,700 |
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : National parks of Iceland - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
