Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN IINational Park · 2009
14 970 km²
Municipality · ISL
Holta- og Landasveit
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(55 %)
Species observed
697
Observations
7 087
Area
1 606,9km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 27 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 Holta- og Landasveit : 17 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 55 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 15.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
55
Connectance
0.157
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
697 distinct species · 7 087 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,5°C
Annual rain
1 947mm
Warmest m°
12,5°C
Coldest m°
-6,7°C
Elevation: 437 m on average (min 16 m, max 1 080 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,5°C
Annual rain
1 947mm
Warmest month
12,5°C
Coldest month
-6,7°C
Mean alt.
437m
Min
16m
Max
1 080m
Std. dev.
246m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(55 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology10 basins · 50 lakes · 26 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
350,8km
Lake surface here
60,83km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
7 283km²
Discharge in basins
356,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 389mm/an
Mean T°
2,5°C
Moisture idx
0,77
Max snow
79%
Mean runoff
1 832mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
462m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Tungnaásub-area1 265,2 km²overlap597.27 km²37%
- Bassin de Ytri-Rangásub-area923,6 km²overlap332.77 km²21%
- Bassin de Helliskvíslsub-area325 km²overlap308.15 km²19%
- Bassin de Þjórsásub-area1 290,4 km²overlap291.85 km²18%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area299,4 km²overlap54.06 km²3%
- Bassin de Markarfljótsub-area1 088 km²overlap18.40 km²1%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area273,8 km²overlap4.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Hólmsásub-area909,1 km²overlap0.26 km²0%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area1 302,7 km²overlap0.21 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Thorisvatnarea78,4 km²avg depth15.1 m
- Sultartangalonarea17,7 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Krokslonarea13 km²avg depth15.0 m
- Litlisjórarea8,7 km²avg depth15.1 m
- Hrauneyjalonarea8,5 km²avg depth31.2 m
- Grænavatnarea3,2 km²avg depth11.7 m
- Frostastaðavatnarea2,6 km²avg depth13.6 m
- Eystra Gíslholtsvatnarea1,6 km²avg depth11.0 m
- Snjóölduvatnarea1,5 km²avg depth4.4 m
41 more lakes
- Eskihlíðarvatnarea1,4 km²avg depth13.0 m
- Austurbjallavötnarea1,3 km²avg depth13.8 m
- Hrafnabjargarvatnarea1,3 km²avg depth12.6 m
- Vestra Gíslholtsvatnarea1,3 km²avg depth10.1 m
- Hraunvötnarea1,3 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Skyggnisvatnarea1,3 km²avg depth14.0 m
- Kýlingavatnarea1,2 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Bjarnalónarea1,2 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1245794area0,9 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1247352area0,9 km²avg depth8.1 m
- Lac 1244842area0,9 km²avg depth7.0 m
- Lac 1246323area0,8 km²avg depth7.2 m
- Lac 1245137area0,8 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1245360area0,7 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1244278area0,7 km²avg depth5.4 m
- Lac 1243952area0,6 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1244737area0,6 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1246360area0,6 km²avg depth10.4 m
- Lac 1244601area0,6 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1245591area0,5 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1246153area0,5 km²avg depth7.1 m
- Lac 1246559area0,5 km²avg depth9.9 m
- Lac 1246136area0,5 km²avg depth8.6 m
- Lac 1246585area0,4 km²avg depth10.0 m
- Lac 1245524area0,4 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1245297area0,3 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1244266area0,3 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Lac 1247053area0,3 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1244533area0,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1246375area0,2 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 1246895area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1245615area0,2 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1243773area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1244088area0,2 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1244583area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1246373area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1245886area0,2 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 1246584area0,2 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1245526area0,1 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1245827area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1245749area0,1 km²avg depth3.9 m
Rivers / streams (26, ord ≥ 4)
- Tungnaáord 5len here89.86 km48%total188 km
- Þjórsáord 4len here44.41 km55%total81 km
- Helliskvíslord 3len here39.54 km100%total39 km
- Jökulgilskvíslord 3len here32.71 km94%total35 km
- Vatnakvislord 3len here21.92 km100%total22 km
- Þjórsáord 6len here20.84 km13%total160 km
- Minnivallalækurord 2len here14.35 km100%total14 km
- Rauðalækurord 2len here12.76 km100%total13 km
- Ytri-Rangáord 6len here11.64 km16%total72 km
- Kaldárholtslækurord 1len here9.28 km100%total9 km
- Rauðalækurord 2len here9.15 km48%total19 km
- Árneskvíslord 3len here8.31 km90%total9 km
14 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Rauðfossakvíslord 3len here8.02 km100%total8 km
- Klukkugilskvíslord 1len here5.96 km100%total6 km
- Steinslækurord 1len here4.66 km100%total5 km
- Steinslækurord 2len here4.25 km26%total17 km
- Brennisteinsöldukvíslord 2len here3.40 km100%total3 km
- Þveráord 2len here2.04 km10%total20 km
- Kirkjufellsósord 3len here1.82 km89%total2 km
- Sandáord 3len here1.42 km5%total29 km
- Skammilækurord 1len here1.05 km86%total1 km
- Kálfáord 2len here1.01 km4%total24 km
- Klukkugilskjafturord 1len here0.76 km100%total1 km
- Markarfljótord 5len here0.65 km1%total126 km
- Víkingslækurord 2len here0.54 km11%total5 km
- Selsundslækurord 2len here0.46 km2%total19 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas5
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 3
Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
14 968 km²
Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2019
14 340 km²
Fjallabak
IUCN VNature Reserve · 1979
446 km²
Viðey í Þjórsá
IUCN IVNatural Monument · 2011
0 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN