Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
IUCN IINational Park · 2009
14 970 km²
Municipality · ISL
Skútustaðahreppur
Iceland
ETPolar, tundra(92 %)
Species observed
1 591
Observations
89 244
Area
6 033,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 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 Skútustaðahreppur : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 68 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 19.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
68
Connectance
0.194
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
1 591 distinct species · 89 244 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
-0,2°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest m°
10,0°C
Coldest m°
-9,7°C
Elevation: 737 m on average (min 233 m, max 1 828 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-0,2°C
Annual rain
1 157mm
Warmest month
10,0°C
Coldest month
-9,7°C
Mean alt.
737m
Min
233m
Max
1 828m
Std. dev.
375m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(92 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology21 basins · 19 lakes · 17 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
320,0km
Lake surface here
63,32km²
Basins crossed
21
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 551km²
Discharge in basins
523,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 209mm/an
Mean T°
-0,2°C
Moisture idx
0,73
Max snow
96%
Mean runoff
947mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
703m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #61880sub-area1 043,4 km²overlap913.55 km²15%
- Bassin de Krákásub-area839,1 km²overlap808.24 km²13%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area2 165,7 km²overlap805.48 km²13%
- Basin #54610sub-area727,4 km²overlap732.22 km²12%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area1 304,4 km²overlap638.54 km²11%
- Bassin de Seljahjallagilsub-area388,4 km²overlap391.03 km²6%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area453,3 km²overlap347.91 km²6%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area355,1 km²overlap329.77 km²5%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area417,1 km²overlap266.99 km²4%
12 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Stórilækursub-area1 695 km²overlap246.31 km²4%
- Bassin de Sortulækursub-area221,1 km²overlap197.22 km²3%
- Bassin de Laxásub-area387,3 km²overlap184.58 km²3%
- Bassin de Kreppasub-area604,9 km²overlap55.77 km²1%
- Bassin de Grænilækursub-area37,6 km²overlap37.86 km²1%
- Bassin de Reykjadalsásub-area271,7 km²overlap25.23 km²0%
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area801,5 km²overlap17.95 km²0%
- Bassin de Litlaásub-area1 223,1 km²overlap17.93 km²0%
- Basin #54350sub-area10,5 km²overlap10.54 km²0%
- Bassin de Kreppasub-area657,9 km²overlap3.04 km²0%
- Bassin de Hrútásub-area1 106 km²overlap2.30 km²0%
- Bassin de Skarðsásub-area548,5 km²overlap0.94 km²0%
Lakes (19, top by area)
- Mývatnarea38,2 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Öskjuvatnarea11,4 km²avg depth58.6 m
- Másvatnarea3,8 km²avg depth13.8 m
- Sandvatnarea3,5 km²avg depth11.9 m
- Eilífsvötnarea2,4 km²avg depth11.1 m
- Sandvatnarea2,3 km²avg depth8.7 m
- Grænavatnarea1,3 km²avg depth5.7 m
- Lac 1234867area0,9 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1229894area0,6 km²avg depth6.0 m
10 more lakes
- Lac 1228222area0,4 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1228788area0,4 km²avg depth5.5 m
- Lac 1228508area0,4 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1228808area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1230040area0,2 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 1229246area0,2 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lac 1228732area0,2 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 1228067area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1229298area0,1 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1237056area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
Rivers / streams (17, ord ≥ 4)
- Jökulsá á Fjöllumord 5len here144.87 km46%total317 km
- Krákáord 4len here39.57 km100%total39 km
- Suðuráord 4len here30.47 km100%total30 km
- Grafarlandaáord 5len here29.94 km100%total30 km
- Helluvaðsáord 5len here20.25 km100%total20 km
- Lindaáord 5len here10.83 km95%total11 km
- Laxáord 5len here9.50 km18%total53 km
- Grænilækurord 5len here7.41 km100%total7 km
- Seljahjallagilord 1len here7.18 km100%total7 km
- Kreppaord 4len here6.50 km5%total132 km
- Austurgilsáord 1len here5.09 km100%total5 km
- Sortulækurord 1len here3.23 km100%total3 km
5 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas11
IUCN III · 5IUCN Not Reported · 2IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 6
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
Myvatn-Laxá region
IUCN VWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1977
662 km²
Mývatn-Laxá
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
153 km²
Mývatn
IUCN IVConservation Area · 2004
153 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- VatnajökulsþjóðgarðurNational ParkIUCN II200914 970 km²
- VatnajökulsþjóðgarðurEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported14 968 km²
- Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable201914 340 km²
- Myvatn-Laxá regionWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN V1977662 km²
- Mývatn-LaxáEmerald NetworkIUCN Not Reported153 km²
- MývatnConservation AreaIUCN IV2004153 km²
- SeljahjallagilNatural MonumentIUCN III201219 km²
- Dettifoss, Selfoss og HafragilsfossNatural MonumentIUCN III19965 km²
- DimmuborgirNatural MonumentIUCN III20114 km²
- Hverfjall (Hverfell)Natural MonumentIUCN III20113 km²
- SkútustaðagígarNatural MonumentIUCN III19730 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN