List_of_national_parks_of_Iceland

List of national parks of Iceland

List of national parks of Iceland

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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]

National parks of Iceland:

National parks (3)

Former national parks (2)

Vatnajökull National 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
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Former national parks

  • * Were taken into Vatnajökull National Park in 2008.
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Parks in Iceland". Iceland Tourist Board. Visiticeland.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Vatnajokull National Park". Háskóli Íslands. hi.is. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Þjóðgarðurinn Snæfellsjökull" (PDF). Environment agency of Iceland. ust.is. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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