List of national parks of Iceland

Since 2008, Iceland has three national parks. Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park.

Vatnajökull National and Snæfellsjökull National Park are supervised by the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources, Þingvellir National Park is supervised by the Ministry for the Prime Minister.

List of national parks of Iceland

NamePhoto Location Established Area Snæfellsjökull West Iceland 2001 Vatnajökull* South-East Iceland 2008 Þingvellir* South Iceland 1930 by laws set in 1928

Former national parks

* Were taken into Vatnajökull National Park in 2008. NamePhoto Location Established Area Jökulsárgljúfur* North Iceland 1973 Skaftafell* South Iceland 1967

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