World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · isl
Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice
IUCN Not Applicable14 340 km²Established 2019
Key facts
- Area
- 14 340 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Applicable
- Year
- 2019
Overview
- Designation
- World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
- Established
- 2019
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 582 distinct species · 38 149 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice : 15 espèces reliées par 56 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 17.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
26
Interactions affichées
56
Connectance
0.172
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology37 basins · 50 lakes · 83 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 092,8km
Lake surface here
85,71km²
Basins crossed
37
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 836km²
Discharge in basins
904,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 496mm/an
Mean T°
-0,6°C
Moisture idx
0,79
Max snow
96%
Mean runoff
1 682mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
888m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Stórilækursub-area1 695 km²overlap1636.94 km²11%
- Bassin de Hrútásub-area1 106 km²overlap1095.09 km²8%
- Basin #61880sub-area1 043,4 km²overlap1050.23 km²7%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area1 302,7 km²overlap998.31 km²7%
- Bassin de Skaftásub-area1 797,2 km²overlap956.20 km²7%
- Bassin de Steinavötnsub-area1 325,9 km²overlap871.98 km²6%
- Bassin de Krákásub-area839,1 km²overlap641.90 km²4%
- Bassin de Kreppasub-area604,9 km²overlap608.85 km²4%
- Bassin de Jöklasub-area741,7 km²overlap587.00 km²4%
28 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Kreppasub-area657,9 km²overlap494.49 km²3%
- Bassin de Lagarfljótsub-area830,5 km²overlap467.14 km²3%
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area581,4 km²overlap458.07 km²3%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area453,3 km²overlap456.21 km²3%
- Bassin de Hverfisfljótsub-area802,9 km²overlap439.91 km²3%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area417,1 km²overlap419.84 km²3%
- Bassin de Núpsásub-area765 km²overlap348.64 km²2%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area355,1 km²overlap321.55 km²2%
- Bassin de Suðurfljótsub-area355,5 km²overlap294.73 km²2%
- Basin #54610sub-area727,4 km²overlap290.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Sauðasub-area374,5 km²overlap279.80 km²2%
- Bassin de Hraunásub-area420,2 km²overlap259.43 km²2%
- Bassin de Skyndidalsásub-area542,6 km²overlap210.53 km²1%
- Bassin de Tungnaásub-area1 265,2 km²overlap203.91 km²1%
- Bassin de Jökulsá á Fjöllumsub-area1 304,4 km²overlap184.85 km²1%
- Bassin de Skjálfandafljótsub-area801,5 km²overlap108.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Þjórsásub-area2 893,7 km²overlap102.53 km²1%
- Bassin de Djúpásub-area430,6 km²overlap94.66 km²1%
- Bassin de Kaldakvíslsub-area299,4 km²overlap91.52 km²1%
- Bassin de Hrafnkelasub-area193,3 km²overlap89.79 km²1%
- Bassin de Virkisásub-area402,3 km²overlap77.18 km²1%
- Bassin de Gígjukvíslsub-area370,4 km²overlap70.73 km²0%
- Bassin de Hoffellsásub-area454,9 km²overlap59.80 km²0%
- Bassin de Jökulfallsub-area172,1 km²overlap53.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Hamarsásub-area1 336,6 km²overlap8.78 km²0%
- Bassin de Jöklasub-area108,5 km²overlap3.74 km²0%
- Bassin de Kelduásub-area322 km²overlap2.47 km²0%
- Bassin de Hölknàsub-area286,2 km²overlap0.09 km²0%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Hálslónarea56,4 km²avg depth19.2 m
- Langisjórarea25,4 km²avg depth45.2 m
- Jökulsárlónarea17,5 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Öskjuvatnarea11,4 km²avg depth58.6 m
- Jökulsárlónarea5,5 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Fjallsárlónarea2,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lake #46549area1,4 km²avg depth9.5 m
- Heinabergslónarea1,4 km²avg depth17.6 m
- Lambavatnarea1,3 km²avg depth7.6 m
41 more lakes
- Innri-Veðurárlónarea1,3 km²avg depth34.3 m
- Þorbergsvatnarea1,1 km²avg depth13.1 m
- Stemmulónarea1,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lake #47735area1 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Kambavatnarea1 km²avg depth8.9 m
- Lac 1240610area0,9 km²avg depth6.8 m
- Lac 1234867area0,9 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1244873area0,7 km²avg depth9.1 m
- Lac 1245103area0,7 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1241859area0,7 km²avg depth8.2 m
- Lac 1238648area0,6 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 1238519area0,6 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 1245356area0,6 km²avg depth8.5 m
- Lac 1247396area0,6 km²avg depth0.5 m
- Lac 1238829area0,6 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1234853area0,5 km²avg depth6.6 m
- Lac 1238200area0,5 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1243009area0,4 km²avg depth5.3 m
- Lac 1243438area0,4 km²avg depth6.2 m
- Lac 1245464area0,4 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1246734area0,4 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1245718area0,3 km²avg depth11.6 m
- Lac 1238754area0,3 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 1241853area0,3 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lac 1245895area0,3 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 1245988area0,3 km²avg depth5.6 m
- Lac 1238830area0,3 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 1242869area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1244235area0,2 km²avg depth10.3 m
- Lac 1244447area0,2 km²avg depth6.0 m
- Lac 1245469area0,2 km²avg depth9.4 m
- Lac 1234637area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1238575area0,2 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1238845area0,2 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 1239327area0,2 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1238890area0,2 km²avg depth5.9 m
- Lac 1238576area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1237276area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1246733area0,2 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 1237129area0,1 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1241948area0,1 km²avg depth5.8 m
Rivers / streams (83, ord ≥ 4)
- Jökulsá á Fjöllumord 5len here145.18 km46%total317 km
- Kreppaord 4len here110.59 km84%total132 km
- Skaftáord 5len here78.51 km63%total125 km
- Kaldakvíslord 5len here60.73 km39%total154 km
- Hverfisfljótord 4len here40.74 km49%total83 km
- Skjálfandafljótord 5len here35.85 km17%total214 km
- Gígjukvíslord 2len here27.37 km99%total28 km
- Rjúpnabrekkukvíslord 2len here25.04 km100%total25 km
- Sylgjaord 2len here23.65 km100%total24 km
- Bergkvíslord 2len here22.40 km100%total22 km
- Djúpáord 4len here20.39 km30%total69 km
- Súlaord 5len here20.16 km89%total23 km
71 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Kverkáord 4len here20.05 km77%total26 km
- Tungnaáord 5len here19.05 km10%total188 km
- Jöklaord 5len here18.75 km8%total247 km
- Rauðáord 3len here17.89 km100%total18 km
- Víðidalsáord 3len here17.07 km100%total17 km
- Grafarlandaáord 5len here16.84 km56%total30 km
- Neskvíslord 3len here16.73 km100%total17 km
- Steinavötnord 3len here16.49 km34%total48 km
- Kelduáord 4len here15.37 km21%total72 km
- Langadragord 2len here14.40 km65%total22 km
- Jökulkvíslord 4len here13.98 km46%total30 km
- Jökulsá í Fljótsdalord 3len here13.72 km79%total17 km
- Suðuráord 4len here13.65 km45%total30 km
- Norðari-Ófæraord 3len here13.59 km100%total14 km
- Múlaþveráord 2len here13.22 km100%total13 km
- Skuggafjallakvíslord 2len here11.84 km98%total12 km
- Hellnaáord 2len here11.26 km100%total11 km
- Veðuráord 4len here11.20 km100%total11 km
- Sveðjaord 4len here10.91 km100%total11 km
- Lindaáord 5len here10.37 km91%total11 km
- Múlaáord 2len here10.09 km100%total10 km
- Kjósarlækurord 3len here9.36 km100%total9 km
- Daláord 2len here9.15 km100%total9 km
- Lindáord 3len here8.36 km100%total8 km
- Skeiðaráord 6len here8.26 km53%total16 km
- Laugaráord 2len here7.08 km56%total13 km
- Gígjukvíslord 5len here7.00 km20%total36 km
- Mjósundaáord 2len here6.69 km100%total7 km
- Stigáord 2len here6.61 km32%total21 km
- Vatnsdalsáord 1len here6.48 km100%total6 km
- Hagakvíslarord 2len here5.56 km77%total7 km
- Hólmsáord 3len here5.47 km75%total7 km
- Hafursáord 3len here5.30 km50%total11 km
- Stórilækurord 3len here4.97 km29%total17 km
- Falljökulskvíslord 2len here4.72 km23%total20 km
- Stangakvíslord 3len here4.47 km37%total12 km
- Virkisáord 3len here4.38 km20%total21 km
- Vestri-Bergvatnsáord 2len here4.16 km17%total25 km
- Jökulsá í Lóniord 4len here4.08 km11%total38 km
- Þveráord 1len here3.83 km55%total7 km
- Hvalvörðugilslækurord 2len here3.47 km19%total18 km
- Fjórðungakvíslord 2len here3.43 km34%total10 km
- Svartáord 5len here3.35 km100%total3 km
- Fjallsáord 3len here3.20 km100%total3 km
- Öxnadalsáord 3len here3.18 km18%total17 km
- Kjósarlaekurord 1len here3.15 km100%total3 km
- Víðidalsþveráord 1len here2.90 km100%total3 km
- Fellsáord 1len here2.77 km88%total3 km
- Grjótáord 2len here2.71 km44%total6 km
- Skaftafellsáord 1len here2.64 km47%total6 km
- Morsaord 1len here2.62 km100%total3 km
- Innri-Veðuráord 2len here2.43 km100%total2 km
- Kotáord 3len here2.31 km19%total12 km
- Fjallsáord 1len here2.28 km100%total2 km
- Hölknàord 1len here2.13 km100%total2 km
- Vesturkvíslord 2len here1.98 km37%total5 km
- Jökulsáord 2len here1.93 km100%total2 km
- Kolgrímaord 4len here1.60 km49%total3 km
- Kirkjugarðslækurord 1len here1.56 km29%total5 km
- Suðurfljótord 4len here1.47 km7%total20 km
- Jökulfallord 4len here1.42 km3%total44 km
- Dalaáord 3len here1.06 km14%total8 km
- Öldukvíslord 3len here0.98 km17%total6 km
- Fossdalsáord 2len here0.91 km10%total9 km
- Skriðulækurord 1len here0.86 km11%total8 km
- Breiðáord 5len here0.82 km42%total2 km
- Fellsáord 1len here0.73 km19%total4 km
- Stemmáord 1len here0.70 km101%total1 km
- Kifáord 1len here0.63 km10%total6 km
- Jökulsáord 1len here0.51 km100%total1 km
- Kvíáord 2len here≈ tangenttotal2 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
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- 64.65420, -16.54606
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Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.