Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2019
14 340 km²
Municipality · ISL
Djúpavogshreppur
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(84 %)
Species observed
1 317
Observations
16 931
Area
1 147,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Djúpavogshreppur : 18 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 71 interactions GloBI sur 3 types (connectance 17.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
71
Connectance
0.175
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 317 distinct species · 16 931 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
1,3°C
Annual rain
2 318mm
Warmest m°
10,0°C
Coldest m°
-6,9°C
Elevation: 503 m on average (min -446 m, max 1 185 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
1,3°C
Annual rain
2 318mm
Warmest month
10,0°C
Coldest month
-6,9°C
Mean alt.
503m
Min
-446m
Max
1 185m
Std. dev.
285m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(84 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology5 basins · 17 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
259,7km
Lake surface here
3,58km²
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
1 337km²
Discharge in basins
9,8m³/s
Mean precip.
1 431mm/an
Mean T°
1,5°C
Moisture idx
0,78
Max snow
62%
Mean runoff
1 550mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
471m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (17, top by area)
- Lac 1237098area0,7 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1237726area0,7 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 1237594area0,3 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1237242area0,3 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1238962area0,3 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1237339area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1238552area0,2 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1239167area0,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1238207area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
8 more lakes
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Hamarsáord 3len here55.77 km99%total56 km
- Hofsáord 3len here38.18 km100%total38 km
- Fossáord 2len here29.53 km99%total30 km
- Geithellnaáord 2len here26.16 km100%total26 km
- Suðuráord 3len here18.61 km100%total19 km
- Seláord 2len here16.23 km100%total16 km
- Berufjarðaráord 2len here14.72 km98%total15 km
- Búlandsáord 2len here11.69 km100%total12 km
- Snædalsáord 2len here8.97 km100%total9 km
- Þveráord 2len here5.99 km100%total6 km
- Hákonaráord 2len here5.21 km100%total5 km
- Geithellnaáord 1len here4.77 km100%total5 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Fossáord 1len here4.33 km91%total5 km
- Krossáord 1len here3.95 km100%total4 km
- Krossáord 2len here3.05 km101%total3 km
- Heiðaráord 1len here2.64 km100%total3 km
- Skottáord 1len here2.11 km101%total2 km
- Afréttarlækurord 1len here2.09 km100%total2 km
- Þrándaráord 2len here1.90 km101%total2 km
- Miðmundargilsáord 1len here1.54 km82%total2 km
- Fauskáord 1len here1.50 km100%total2 km
- Fauskáord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas6
IUCN IV · 2IUCN III · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Lónsöræfi
IUCN IVNature Reserve · 1977
294 km²
Teigarhorn
IUCN VPublic Recreation Area or Country Park · 2013
20 km²
Teigarhorn
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 1975
2 km²
Tjarnir á Innri - Hálsum
IUCN IVHabitat protection · 2011
1 km²
Blábjörg Berufirði
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 2012
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN