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2. Jökulsárlón - Wikipedia

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   In 1985, the premiere of the James Bond movie A View to a Kill marked the start of commercial boat tours on the lake. Guðbrandur Jóhannesson started the tours on Jökulsárlón. Jóhannesson, who today owns and operates the company Vatnajökull Travel, operated the tours for the first two years. In summer 1987, about 5,000 passengers sailed ...

3. Jökulsá (Breiðamerkursandur) - Wikipedia

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   If the road were destroyed, East Iceland would be cut off from Reykjavík except by ferry or by a much longer northern route. The bridge is built from concrete and is around 90 m long. [2] It dates from 1967. Before that, the river crossing was very dangerous. Many people preferred to cross the glacier tongue instead. There was a boat ferry ...

4. Breiðamerkurjökull - Wikipedia

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   The tongue of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is a major attraction for tourists. Tour operators conduct snowmobiles and jeep tours to visit the glacier along the winding iceberg studded Jökulsárlón lagoon. The base station for visits to the area is at Jöklasel [ˈjœhklaˌsɛːl̥], which is approached from Höfn. It is termed as Tourist ...

5. Vatnajökull National Park - Wikipedia

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   Jökulsárlón, located on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Vatnajökull National Park was established on 7 June 2008. When established, the park covered an area of 12,000 km 2, but with later additions of Lakagígar, Langisjór, Krepputunga [ˈkʰrɛhpʏˌtʰuŋka] and Jökulsárlón (including its surrounding areas) it now covers 14,967 km 2 or approximately 14% of Iceland, making it ...

6. LARC-V - Wikipedia

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   Embarked Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) LARC V vehicle in use for tourist trips on Iceland – Jokulsarlon icelake LARC-V converted for harbour tours in Halifax, Nova Scotia. LARC-V (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 5 (V) ton), is an aluminium-hulled amphibious cargo vehicle capable of transporting 5 tons.

7. Iceland - Wikipedia

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   Iceland has a high level of car ownership per capita, with a car for every 1.5 inhabitants; it is the main form of transport. [166] Iceland has 13,034 km (8,099 mi) of administered roads, of which 4,617 km (2,869 mi) are paved and 8,338 km (5,181 mi) are not.