List of national parks of Iceland

Snæfellsjökull

Vatnajökull

Þingvellir

Jökulsárgljúfur

Skaftafell

National parks of Iceland:

National parks (3)

Former national parks (2)

Since 2008, Iceland has three national parks.^[1] Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park.^[2]

Vatnajökull National Park and Snæfellsjökull National Park are supervised by the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources, Þingvellir National Park is supervised by the Ministry for the Prime Minister.

List of national parks of Iceland

  This along with * indicates that the national park is part of a World Heritage Site

Name	Photo	Location	Established	Area
Snæfellsjökull		West Iceland	2001	170 km^2 (66 sq mi)[3]
Vatnajökull		South-East Iceland	2008	13,952 km^2 (5,387 sq mi)[1]
Þingvellir*		South Iceland	1930 by laws set in 1928

Former national parks

• * Were taken into Vatnajökull National Park in 2008.

Name	Photo	Location	Established	Area
Jökulsárgljúfur*		North Iceland	1973
Skaftafell*		South Iceland	1967	4,807 km^2 (1,856 sq mi)

References

1. "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
2. "Vatnajokull National Park". Háskóli Íslands. hi.is. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
3. "Þjóðgarðurinn Snæfellsjökull" (PDF). Environment agency of Iceland. ust.is. Retrieved 12 May 2012.