The Bridge at Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon in Iceland
by Alexios Ntounas
Title
The Bridge at Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon in Iceland
Artist
Alexios Ntounas
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This suspension concrete bridge is located at Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon. A car is driving over the bridge as ice chunks flow in the river beneath it. The sky is cloudy, with only a small opening where you can see the blue sky. The long exposure gives the river's water a sense of motion as it flows toward the arctic ocean.
Jökulsárlón is the most well-known glacier lagoon in Iceland. It is a popular stop for those traveling along Iceland's South Coast or around the country's Ring Road, and is about a 4-hour drive from the capital city of Reykjavik. Because Jokulsarlon is open all year, it attracts tens of thousands of visitors. Jökulsárlón is now Iceland's deepest natural lake.
Of course, we stopped at Jokulsarlon on our way to see the floating icebergs. In this photo you can see them heading into the ocean under the bridge. As you may be aware, only 10% of the iceberg is visible. 90% of the ice is below the water's surface! The glacial lagoon's icebergs and ice chunks can be transparent, white, or the most amazing blue color! Some of those icebergs return to the beach after they flow down to the ocean, forming the spectacular Diamond Beach, Breiamerkursandur, or Fellsfjara Icelandic. If you visit this location, be sure to check it out!
Despite the clouds, the sun managed to break through and provide us with some warmth. It was much needed because you could really feel the glacier's frozen air. Breiamerkurjökull is the name of this glacier tongue from Vatnajökull, Europe's largest ice cap by volume.
An interesting fact for the movie lovers is that scenes from the James Bond films “Die Another Day” and “A View to a Kill” were filmed at the glacial lagoon. Also scenes from Lara Croft - Tomb Raider were filmed here!
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April 30th, 2022
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