Vatnajökull Glacier is Europe’s largest icecap. In 2008 the huge glacier became part of a vast national park which encompasses the areas around it with numerous natural wonders which consist of volcanic and geothermal zones, breathtaking glacial rivers with giant waterfalls, majestic mountains, lava fields and glacial lagoons.

Published in the No. 2 2011 April-May issue of Atlantica. By John Boyce, photos by Páll Stefánsson. more