Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, which is known for icebergs floating in the Jökulsárlón lagoon. The icebergs are from the Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier (about five miles away), which is part of Vatnajökull, a vast dome of ice that rises to a height of 3,000 feet. Unfortunately, on the day we visited the lagoon, the fog made it impossible to see the glacier from where we were. Jökulsárlón developed into a lake after the glacier started receding in the late 19th century. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of the melting of the glacier. The lake covers an area of about 9.7 square miles. In 2009, it was reported to be the deepest lake in Iceland, at over 930 ft, as glacial retreat extended its boundaries.
There were icebergs of all sizes in the lagoon. If the saying that the tip of the iceberg is 10% of the total iceberg is true, it makes sense that the lake has to be extremely deep because some of the icebergs were very large. The icebergs varied in color also. Some had volcanic rock in the ice, and others were clean white with shades of blue.
