Jökulsárlón (literally translated to Glacier Lagoon) is the largest glacier lagoon or lake in Iceland.
It branches from the Vatnajökull glacier, the largest glacier in Europe, and evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the Icelandic glaciers. The lagoon now stands 1.5...