We stopped by Jökulsárlón again on our way back from Höfn to Reykjavik as the weather had been so dismal on our first visit. It was a bit better the second time around; at least it wasn’t raining.

The icebergs in this glacier lagoon, known as Jökulsárlón, crash into the water from the Breiđamerkurjökull glacier (behind the lagoon), an offshoot of the Vatnajökull ice cap, and can stay there for up to five years on their journey to the Atlantic Ocean.

“Jökulsárlón is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiđamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the glaciers. It is now 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi). It recently became the deepest lake in Iceland, at over 248 metres (814 ft), as glacial retreat extended its boundaries. The size of the lake has increased fourfold since the 1970s. It is considered one of the natural wonders of Iceland.

“Jökulsárlón has been a setting for four Hollywood movies: A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, Tomb Raider and Batman Begins, as well as the "reality TV" series Amazing Race.” (from Wikipedia)