The best place to see glaciers and icebergs is the Jökulsárlón glacier lake. It can be found directly at the ring road and the water is clear blue, a magic sight. It is at the southern end of the Vatnajökull glacier and the deepest lake of Iceland. Its water is running nearly directly via a very short river to the sea at a region known as the Diamond Beach. Standing at this river you can observe sea lions playing as well es icebergs drifting towards the ocean.
Close to the glacier lake you’ll find a parking area (pay by app or vending machine, license plates are registered by camera) and a very good touristic infrastructure. They offer boat tours on the lake as well as different food trucks. If you like films you might recognize this place: it has been shown in the James Bond 007 movies Die Another Day (2002) and A View to a Kill (1985) as well as in blockbusters like Batman Begins (2005).
Jökulsárlón
Iceland
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