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16-AUG-2014

Iceberg beach

We were leaving the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón when we happened to notice some cars parked across the highway, so we went to see what was going on. What we found was an “iceberg beach” where many chunks of ice had washed up on their way out to the Atlantic Ocean. You could even see some of them drifting out to sea if you waited long enough.

Some of the icebergs in the lagoon before they begin their journey:


Nikon D800 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
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Yiannis Pavlis02-Sep-2014 16:00
Τhe black beach of Breiðamerkursandur is an amazing place and packed with much more icebergs in winter.
François Fauchard30-Aug-2014 11:37
It's spectacular to see icebergs on the beach ! I think it is cold here. V
globalgadabout29-Aug-2014 15:00
stranded yet still attractive...grand sense of depth here...
Jim Coffman29-Aug-2014 12:50
Wow,those are some big ice cubes. :)) Nice capture,Helen...
Fong Lam29-Aug-2014 12:20
Amazing to see these huge chunks of ice on the beach....fantastic shot, Helen...V
pkocinski29-Aug-2014 11:50
What a cool find!
John Hamers29-Aug-2014 10:30
Great shot taken from an excellent point of view !!!
Milan Vogrin29-Aug-2014 08:26
Very nice pov!
Alexander Kazakov29-Aug-2014 08:17
Well composed! V
Tom LeRoy29-Aug-2014 08:07
What an amazing sight! Like beached whales only in ice form. Great shot. V
joseantonio29-Aug-2014 07:28
the inclusion of people gives the image a new scale.V
barbarajoy29-Aug-2014 07:14
Amazing and very beautiful! The figures add perspective and look great. v
Martin Lamoon29-Aug-2014 07:13
Spectacular! To see this must have been amazing.
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Gerard Koehl29-Aug-2014 07:01
Cet endroit est surprenant. V