Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN IINational Park · 2009
14 970 km²
Municipality · ISL
Öxarfjarðarhreppur
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(92 %)
Species observed
1 058
Observations
39 096
Area
2 689,4km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Öxarfjarðarhreppur : 19 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
31
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.163
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
1 058 distinct species · 39 096 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,0°C
Annual rain
945mm
Warmest m°
11,8°C
Coldest m°
-6,8°C
Elevation: 317 m on average (min -25 m, max 926 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,0°C
Annual rain
945mm
Warmest month
11,8°C
Coldest month
-6,8°C
Mean alt.
317m
Min
-25m
Max
926m
Std. dev.
223m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(92 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology7 basins · 50 lakes · 22 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
270,2km
Lake surface here
27,07km²
Basins crossed
7
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 551km²
Discharge in basins
104,0m³/s
Mean precip.
913mm/an
Mean T°
1,2°C
Moisture idx
0,64
Max snow
63%
Mean runoff
688mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
281m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Ormarsásub-area1 481,7 km²overlap1184.96 km²44%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area2 165,7 km²overlap998.12 km²37%
- Bassin de Hölknásub-area567,1 km²overlap154.33 km²6%
- Bassin de Djúpásub-area364,2 km²overlap114.78 km²4%
- Bassin de Selásub-area726,5 km²overlap107.94 km²4%
- Bassin de Skarðsásub-area548,5 km²overlap88.11 km²3%
- Bassin de Hafralónsásub-area568,7 km²overlap26.72 km²1%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Hraunhafnarvatnarea3,6 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Haugsvatnarea2,6 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Krókavötnarea2,6 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Sigurðarstaðavatnarea2 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Gæsavatnarea1,5 km²avg depth7.7 m
- Kötluvatnarea1,5 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Rifsæðavötnarea1,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lake #43306area1,2 km²avg depth0.9 m
- Lac 1227413area1 km²avg depth4.8 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1226755area1 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1222105area0,9 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1218365area0,9 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1226075area0,9 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1219682area0,8 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1224045area0,8 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1218844area0,8 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1219775area0,8 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1218603area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1223816area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1218453area0,6 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1218191area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1218260area0,5 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1219322area0,5 km²avg depth6.3 m
- Lac 1222271area0,5 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1219227area0,5 km²avg depth4.8 m
- Lac 1218528area0,5 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1219796area0,5 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1224781area0,4 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1219237area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1219831area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1220870area0,4 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1218411area0,4 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1218320area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1218939area0,3 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1218069area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1218643area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1218817area0,3 km²avg depth6.1 m
- Lac 1218672area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1221794area0,3 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1218656area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1219102area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1220131area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1218787area0,3 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1218854area0,3 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1218592area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1218747area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1219151area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1223958area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1221760area0,2 km²avg depth3.8 m
- Lac 1221021area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
Rivers / streams (22, ord ≥ 4)
- Jökulsá á Fjöllumord 5len here35.27 km11%total317 km
- Hólsselskíllord 2len here34.96 km98%total36 km
- Gilsbakkaáord 3len here25.38 km100%total25 km
- Ormarsáord 3len here23.87 km83%total29 km
- Havannstaðakvislord 2len here20.18 km100%total20 km
- Vaðkotsáord 2len here15.08 km100%total15 km
- Fjallgardhsáord 2len here14.75 km100%total15 km
- Deildaráord 1len here13.23 km100%total13 km
- Naustáord 2len here12.97 km99%total13 km
- Laufskálakvíslord 2len here12.09 km100%total12 km
- Djúpáord 3len here11.45 km55%total21 km
- Seláord 1len here8.32 km64%total13 km
10 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Sporðalækurord 3len here7.87 km100%total8 km
- Þveráord 2len here7.71 km100%total8 km
- Langaáskvíslord 3len here6.81 km83%total8 km
- Fossáord 1len here5.58 km100%total6 km
- Sandáord 3len here3.62 km9%total41 km
- Kliford 1len here3.59 km100%total4 km
- Hólsáord 3len here3.58 km100%total4 km
- Heljardalsáord 2len here1.95 km13%total15 km
- Hölknáord 3len here1.93 km4%total48 km
- Bakkahlaupord 5len here0.02 km0%total11 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN III · 1🌊 Marine · 2
Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
14 968 km²
Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss
IUCN IIINatural Monument · 1996
5 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN