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Fjallsárlón

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Looking north-west from Fjallsárlón. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
306 ft
View
Northwest · 300°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
296 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Fjallsárlón Glaciar Lake
Petr Kraumann · CC BY 3.0 · source
Iceland , Fjallsárlón
NOTE: This image is a panorama consisting of multiple frames that were merged or stitched in Panorama Studio. As a result, this image necessarily underwent some form of digital manipulation. These manipulations may include blending, blurring, cloning, and colour and perspective adjustments. As a result of these adjustments, the image content may be slightly different from reality at the points where multiple images were combined. This manipulation is often required due to lens, perspective, and parallax distortions. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Iceland , Fjallsárlón
NOTE: This image is a panorama consisting of multiple frames that were merged or stitched in Panorama Studio. As a result, this image necessarily underwent some form of digital manipulation. These manipulations may include blending, blurring, cloning, and colour and perspective adjustments. As a result of these adjustments, the image content may be slightly different from reality at the points where multiple images were combined. This manipulation is often required due to lens, perspective, and parallax distortions. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Fjallsárlón
Pietro Valocchi · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Another shot of the ice pieces floating on this glacier lagoon. Shot taken at Fjalls?rl?n in Iceland. [#sky ,#lake ,#sunset ,#mountains ,#reflection ,#travel ,#north ,#sun ,#clouds ,#scandinavia ,#ice ,#mirror ,#glacier ,#surface ,#lagoon ,#adventure ,#iceland ,#leisure ,
Arnas Goldberg · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Fjallsárlon Glacier Lagoon [#boat ,#mountain ,#ice ,#glacier ,#horizontal ,#lagoon ,#iceberg ,#iceland ,#no people ,#icebergs ,#glacier lagoon ,#Landscape ,#Fjalls?rl?n]
Luís Ascenso · CC BY 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Miðaftanstindur2,132 ftnorthwest · 2.6 mi
  • Rákartindur2,724 ftnorthwest · 3.2 mi
  • Sauðafell1,433 ftwest · 3.3 mi
  • Ærfjallshöfuð3,013 ftwest · 4.3 mi
  • Antafjallstindur4,860 ftwest-northwest · 6.0 mi
  • Káratindur5,254 ftwest-northwest · 6.6 mi
  • Heljargnípa4,775 ftnorthwest · 6.6 mi
  • Sveinstindur6,764 ftwest · 7.3 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

This overlook faces sunset — 30° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0819:2018:17
June solstice02:3723:3921:44
September equinox06:4919:1018:07
December solstice10:5915:10—

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WikipediaCC BY-SA

Fjallsárlón is a glacier lagoon at the south end of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. Fjallsjökull which is part of the bigger glacier reaches down to the water of the lake and some ice-bergs are drifting by on its surface.

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Common questions

How high is Fjallsárlón?

Fjallsárlón sits at about 306 feet (93 m).

What can you see from Fjallsárlón?

From Fjallsárlón: Miðaftanstindur (NW, 2.6 mi); Rákartindur (NW, 3.2 mi); Sauðafell (W, 3.3 mi); Ærfjallshöfuð (W, 4.3 mi).

Is Fjallsárlón better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Fjallsárlón toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

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