Vatnajokull or Vatna Glacier, Iceland
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Vatnajokull or Vatna Glacier, Iceland
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Vatnajokull, also known as the Vatna Glacier in English, is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and one of the largest in area in Europe. It is the second largest glacier in area after Austfonna on Svalbard in Norway but, nevertheless, larger by volume. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8 percent of the country.
With an area of 8,100 km, Vatnajokull is the largest ice cap in Europe by volume (3,100 km) and the second-largest (after Austfonna on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway) in area (not counting the still larger Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya, Russia, which may be regarded as located in the extreme northeast of Europe). On 7 June 2008, it became a part of the Vatnajokull National Park.
The average thickness of the ice is 400 m (1,300 ft), with a maximum thickness of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Iceland's highest peak, Hvannadalshnukur (2,109.6 m (6,921 ft)), is located in the southern periphery of Vatnajokull, near Skaftafell National Park.
FEATURED 1/2/17 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 1/2/17 in "New FAA Uploads"
FEATURED 1/2/17 in "Images That Excite You"
FEATURED 1/14/17 in "Premium FAA Artists"
FEATURED 5/20/17 in "Snow-Ice-Frost Including Mountain Tops"
FEATURED 10/31/18 in "ABC Group - F is for Freezing Cold"
FEATURED 11/11/18 in "Your Very Best Photography"
FEATURED 11/13/18 in "No Place Like Home"
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Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your exceptional artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home, 11/13/2018! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much Jenny for the feature in "No Place Like Home"
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's F IS FOR FREEZING COLD WEEK You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions and in another discussion in ABC Group!
Stephen Melia
What a sensational lead through the image for the eye awesome detail and textures l/f/tweet
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Thank you Mary Ann for the feature in "Snow-Ice-Frost including Mountain Tops"
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your wonderful image has been featured in the Fine Art America Group: “Snow-Ice-Frost including Mountain Tops”! You are invited to archive your featured image for long-term storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page: “Featured Images Archive” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL and paste it into the theme as noted above. Group URL: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/snow-ice-frost-including-mountain-tops.html