Vatnajökull National Park
Dublin Core
Title
Vatnajökull National Park
Subject
Immovable Culture Heritage
Description
Nearly 14% of Iceland's land area, or over 1,400,000 ha, is occupied by this iconic volcanic region. The property is made up of a whole system where the cryosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere are constantly interacting with the magma and lithosphere to produce incredibly dynamic and varied geological processes and landforms.
Single-celled creatures thrive in the hostile environment of subglacial lakes, which may mimic circumstances on early Earth and the icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, and indigenous groundwater fauna that has survived the ice age can be found in the volcanic zones of the property.
By the end of the 18th century, the Vatnajökull ice cap was at its maximum size, and ever since, it has generally been retreating. Due to the recent acceleration of its retreat as a consequence of global warming, the property is an ideal location to study how glaciers and the landforms they leave behind are affected by climate change.
Single-celled creatures thrive in the hostile environment of subglacial lakes, which may mimic circumstances on early Earth and the icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, and indigenous groundwater fauna that has survived the ice age can be found in the volcanic zones of the property.
By the end of the 18th century, the Vatnajökull ice cap was at its maximum size, and ever since, it has generally been retreating. Due to the recent acceleration of its retreat as a consequence of global warming, the property is an ideal location to study how glaciers and the landforms they leave behind are affected by climate change.
Source
is51102023
Contributor
th211@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
567
Date Submitted
27/03/2023
Date Modified
04/29/2023 08:15:08 pm
References
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1604/
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,64.34942106230751,-16.770629882812504;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Vatnajökull National Park
Object
https://en.vatnajokulsthjodgardur.is/en
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Place Name
Prim Media
1046
Contact
th211@st-andrews.ac.uk
Citation
“Vatnajökull National Park,” STAGE, accessed December 14, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1043.
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