Iceland LXIV - Exploring Vatnajökull Glacier │ Part 170

* * * What is Vatnajökull Glacier * * * Vatnajökull ("Glacier of Lakes"; sometimes translated as Vatna Glacier in English) is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya. It is in the south-east of the island, covering approximately 10% of the country. With an area of 7,700 km2, Vatnajökull is the second largest ice cap in Europe by volume (about 3,000 km3) and area (after the still larger Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya, Russia, which is in the extreme northeast of Europe). On 7 June 2008, it became a part of the Vatnajökull National Park Under the ice cap, as under many of the glaciers of Iceland, there are several volcanoes. Eruptions from these volcanoes have led to the development of large pockets of water beneath the ice, which may burst the weakened ice and cause a jökulhlaup (glacial lake outburst flood). During the last ice age, numerous volcanic eruptions occurred under Vatnajökull, creating many subglacial eruptions In more modern times, the volcanoes continue to erupt beneath the glaciers, resulting in many documented floods. One jökulhlaup in 1934 caused the release of 15 km3 (3+1⁄2 cu mi) of water over the course of several days. The volcanic lake Grímsvötn was the source of a large jökulhlaup in 1996. There was also a considerable but short-lived eruption of the volcano under these lakes at the beginning of November 2004. On 21 May 2011 a volcanic eruption started in Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull National Park at around 19:00. The plume reached up to 17 km (56,000 ft) An Icelandic older name for Vatnajökull was Klofajökull , which is known from eighteenth-century sources such as the writings of Eggert Ólafsson and Bjarni Pálsson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *** TIMEFRAME *** 00:00 Let’s explore Vatnajökull Glacier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - if you are a fellow video creator, let me support you too. – Please watch the video in 2K because the compression is so high in HD that it degrades the image quality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed the video please consider subscribing for more upcoming videos from Iceland. No part of this video may be used for personal or private use without written permission from Rafn Sigurbjörnsson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Background: All information about Rafn can be found on his web: https://icelandphotogallery.com/about/about-rafn-sig/about-rafn/ Rafn can be contacted by e-mail at islandsmyndir@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Social Media Links: https://patreon.com/RafnSig https://www.icelandphotogallery.com https://www.behance.net/RafnSig https://www.facebook.com/RafnSigurbjornsson/ I’m NOT on Instagram http://www.linkedin.com/in/rafnsig http://www.IcelandStockPhotos.com https://www.youtube.com/@IcelandVideoGallery My music on YouTube “Rafn Sig – Topic”: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVlj7M8Bs5sdxORAx2gCxgQ (Generated by Virgin Music Group) My music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UpzwBdqbIlED64kGN04CO Some of my playlists: No 1 Rafn Sig Cinematic Instrumental Music for Videos & Films and Emotional Background No. 1 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2a7QAqJP02c2jIzWSMVk7a No. 2 Cinematic Instrumental Music for Videos & Films By Rafn Sig No. 2 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Xli4UbyPZPoOFbL49XsDX No 3 Cinematic Instrumental Music By Rafn Sig for Videos & Films No. 3 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/16i2ZhkebudrYUV5wE40Gf No. 4 Playlist: Uss... Uss... Barnaplata / Children record No. 4 Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0639IcKpgnWEJiePnRGq9i - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Channel Support: If you enjoy my videos and would like to support my work. 1. paypal.me/RafnSigurbjornsson 2. “Join” my YouTube Channel 3. Become a supporter and get your name on my Videos and E-books “Credit List” :https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig My Videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/RafnSigurbjörnsson My E-books: https://icelandphotogallery.com/free-photography-e-books-of-iceland/ Thank you kindly for your attention. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Video from: Iceland Song By Rafn Sig: (155214) Aðeins lengra Video Resolution: 2560 x 1440 2K Camera: Canon Filters: Kase Filters Camera: DJI Action 3 All things in this video, including music and performance, is made by Rafn Sigurbjörnsson This was possible because of great help from you and my Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/RafnSig - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #glacier #volcano #iceland #snow #vatnajokull #icelandnature #icelandlandscape #icelandtravel #vlog #documentary #tourism #traveliceland #icelandvlog