List of national parks of Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

Vatnajökull

Þingvellir

Jökulsárgljúfur

Skaftafell

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National parks (3) Former national parks (2)

As of 2008, Iceland has three national parks.^[1] Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park.^[2] The Vatnajökull National Park is also the largest national park in Europe.^[2]

List of national parks of Iceland

  This along with * indicates that the national park is part of a World Heritage Site

Name	Photo	Location	Established	Area
Snæfellsjökull		West Iceland	2001
Vatnajökull		South-East Iceland	2008	&1000000000001200000000012,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)[1]
Þingvellir*		South Iceland	1928

Former national parks

Name	Photo	Location	Established	Area
Jökulsárgljúfur		North Iceland	1973
Skaftafell		South Iceland	1967	&100000000000048070000004,807 km2 (1,856 sq mi)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. http://www.visiticeland.com/Seedo/NationalParks/. Retrieved 9 July 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Vatnajokull National Park". Háskóli Íslands. hi.is. http://www2.hi.is/page/www.hi.is/haskolasetur_hornafirdi/vatnajokull_nationalpark. Retrieved 9 July 2010.