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Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
Approaching Jökulsárlón.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
The parking area and café.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
Tourists along the shore.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
The highway bridging the channel.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
Translucent and colorful light refraction.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
The base of Breiðamerkurjökull.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Taking pictures from the shore.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
Getting up close with icebergs.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Boating across the lagoon.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Getting ready for a boat tour.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
The lagoon backed by Vatnajökull.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
07/13/2017
Jökulsárlón is created by Vatnajökull; Europe's largest glacier.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
A smaller tour craft.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Walking along the shore of the lagoon.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Nick Catania
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Exploring the lagoon's shore.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
A seal making its way across the lagoon.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Jökulsárlón in the winter.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/16/2013
Highway N1 over the water channel to the sea.