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NaturalRef. 1604

Vatnajökull National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Iceland, inscribed in 2019 under criterion (viii).

Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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State Party
Iceland
Year of inscription
2019
Criteria
viii
Area of property
14,820 km²
Location
Eastern Region, Northeastern Region
What it is
national park
Founded or built
2008
Reference
WHC 1604 · Wikidata Q1353292

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Thingvellir National Park, Iceland200 kmThingvellir National ParkIceland · 2004CulturalSurtsey, Iceland221 kmSurtseyIceland · 2008NaturalSt Kilda, United Kingdom868 kmSt KildaUnited Kingdom · 1986MixedHeart of Neolithic Orkney, United Kingdom946 kmHeart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom · 1999CulturalFlow Country, United Kingdom980 kmFlow CountryUnited Kingdom · 2024NaturalGiant's Causeway, United Kingdom1181 kmGiant's CausewayUnited Kingdom · 1986Natural
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