List of lakes in Iceland
Here is a list of lakes in Iceland , partly by area and / or depth.
The largest lake in Iceland is Þórisvatn with an area of 83 to 88 km². The deepest lake with a depth of 284 m is the Jökulsárlón .
| image | Name of the lake | Area (in km²) | Depth (in m) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Þórisvatn | 83-88 | 113 |
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Þingvallavatn | 82 | 114 |
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Hálslón | 57 | 200 |
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Blondulón | 56/57 | 39 |
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Lagarfljót (Lögurinn) | 53 | 112 |
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Mývatn | 37 | 4.2 |
| Hágöngulón | 37 | ||
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Hvítárvatn | 30th | 84 |
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Langisjór | 27 | 75 |
| Kvíslavatn | 20th | ||
| Sultartangalón | 20th | ||
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Jokulsarlon | 18, enlarges as the glacier melts | 284 |
| Grænalón | 18th | ||
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Skorradalsvatn | 14.7 | 48 |
| Sigöldulón | 14th | ||
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Apavatn | 13.6 | 2.5 |
| Svínavatn | 11.78 | 38.5 | |
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Öskjuvatn | 11 | 220 |
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Vesturhópsvatn | 10.3 | 28 |
| Höfðavatn | 10 | 6.4 | |
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Kleifarvatn | 10, depends on geological circumstances | 97 |
| Hítarvatn | 7.6 | 24 | |
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Hestvatn | 6.8 | 61.5 |
| Langavatn | 5.1 | 36 | |
| Hvalvatn | 4.1 | 160-180 | |
| Haukadalsvatn | 3.28 | 41 | |
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Úlfljótsvatn | 2.45 | 20th |
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Laugarvatn | 2.14 | |
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Elliðavatn | 1.8 | 2.7 |
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Hreðavatn | 1.3 | 20th |
| Hafravatn | 1.02 | 28 | |
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Geitabergsvatn | 0.9 | 21.0 |
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Kerið | 0.05 | 7-14 |
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Víti (Krafla) | 33 | |
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Víti (Askja) | 8th | |
| Grímsvötn (subglacial under Vatnajökull ) | |||
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Breiðárlón | ||
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Fjallsárlón | ||
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Frostastaðavatn | 2.6 | 11.0 |
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Hagavatn | ||
| Hvítavatn | |||
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Tjornin |
See also
- Skaftárkatlar , subglacial lake area
- Veiðivötn , crater lakes in southern Iceland
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e heimur.is - Around Iceland ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ a b c d e f g lmi.is: Iceland in statistics
- ↑ lvpower.is (PDF; 2.7 MB)
- ↑ Landsvirkjun.com (PDF; 371 kB)
- ↑ visir.is
- ↑ Lakes of Iceland ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ hac.is: Dispersion of the horned grebe Podiceps auritus (L.) (Aves) on Lake Myvatn, Iceland, in late summer (PDF; 544 kB)
- ^ Page from Landsvirkjun ; Accessed October 8, 2011 (Icelandic)
- ↑ a b nat.is
- ↑ a b visindavefur.hi.is
- ↑ landsvirkjun.com (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- ↑ klaustur.is
- ↑ Jökulsárlón tekið við sem dýpsta vatn Íslands (Icelandic), Morgunblaðið, July 1, 2009, accessed December 12, 2019.
- ↑ a b nat.is: Skorradalsvatn
- ↑ landsvirkjun.com ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Bjarni K. Kristjánsson et al .: Relationships between lake ecology and morphological characters in Icelandic Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (PDF, 684 kB)
- ↑ a b Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, 360
- ↑ a b nat.is: Hítarvatn
- ^ A b James DL White, Nancy R. Riggs: Volcaniclastic sedimentation in lacustrine settings. 2001, p. 227ff.
- ↑ a b nat.is: Hvalvatn ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b nat.is: Haukadalsvatn
- ↑ a b nat.is: Úlfljótsvatn
