Trivia - Which is Iceland's newest reserve?

ArcaMax Publishing > Knowledge > Trivia

Your email address is safe with us. View our Privacy policy.

Tech News and Reviews:

News, videos and reviews of the latest tech gadgets. Tech News

Vocabulary Hangman:

Try our FREE ArcaMax Vocabulary Hangman Game

The Funnies:

Get free jokes, comics, and more! See them all on
our funnies page

Weather:

Accurate national, regional, and local forecasts on the weather page

Which is Iceland's newest reserve?

The Jökulsárgljúfur National Park (the name means "glacial river canyon") is Iceland's newest reserve. Sometimes referred to as "Iceland's Grand Canyon," the park possesses the country's largest gorge, verdant vegetation, bizarre rock formations and caves, the steep-walled valley of Ásbyrgi, and countless waterfalls. Other highlights include the echoing rocks, Hljóðaklettar; the lush springs of Hólmatungur; and Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful waterfall. The park is east of Húsavík in north-eastern Iceland.

This news arrived on: 09/19/2008

Share this Story

Digg

del.icio.us

Yahoo

Facebook

Google

Printer Friendly Version | Send this page to a friend | Post Comment

Rate This Story:

Great - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Bad

Posted Comments:

09-25-2008 23:08

bobbyr54 wrote:

Iceland Natl. Pk.

You are totally wrong. Forget the markings for the letters since my computer doesn't have them, but the newest National Park in Iceland is Vatnajokull it was established and opened on June 7, 2008. And at 12,000 sq. kilometers, comprising 12% of Iceland's land area is the largest national park in Europe. The park you mentioned was actually created in 1973, but now is a part of the Vatnajokull.