Education and interpretation

Vatnajökull National Park is vast in size and covers more than 13% of Iceland. Despite a large part of the national park being underneath the icecap of the glacier Vatnajökull its landscape is diverse, predominantly due to the interplay of volcanic activity and glaciers.

Vatnajökull National Park was established on June 7 2008. With its establishment, Skaftafell National Park and Jökulsárgljúfur National Park were discontinued as such and integrated into the newly established Vatnajökull National Park.

Vatnajökull National Park is divided into four territories, each of which is locally managed. Within three of those territories a visitor centre is to be found in which guests can receive information and education relating to the national park. Park rangers are also based in different areas within the national park, all of whom are willing and able to provide travellers with educative information and nature interpretation.