In the southeast corner of Iceland, black volcanic sand gives way to the gleaming expanse of Vatnajökull, the largest glacier ...

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Icelandic tour operator Arctic Adventure's newest tour, Crevasse Labyrinth: A Glacier Maze in Skaftafell, takes travelers deep into the glacier Vatnajökull.

The Vatnajökull ice cap is the largest glacier in Europe and covers 8 percent of Iceland. It's also home to the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon and a "diamond" beach.

UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972. Their first list of outstanding places included 12 spots, ranging ...

Finally, the most famous subglacial resident at Vatnajökull is Grímsvötn - not only is it one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland, but it also erupted as recently as 2004 (see above). Much ...

The Vatnajökull glacier is so important to Icelanders and their heritage that their national airline, Iceland Air, even decorated their latest plane to look like the ice cap to mark 80 years in ...

Environmental activists say that still isn’t enough to make Iceland, a wealthy nation of just 350,000 people, a model. Despite generating clean geothermal energy and hydropower, major industries ...

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Grímsvötn erupting in 2004 through the Vatnajökull glacier. Finally, the most famous subglacial resident at Vatnajökull is Grímsvötn - not only is it one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland, but ...