Europe's Largest Glacier - Iceland's Vatnajökull | Europe To The Maxx

Iceland truly is the land of fire and ice - aside from having some of the world’s most active volcanoes, it’s also home to Europe’s largest glacier: Vatnajökull. The Vatnajökull glacier stretches some 143 kilometers east to west, and over 98 kilometers north and south, holding a massive 3000 cubic kilometers of pure ice. As well as the breathtaking hiking routes across the glacier, there are also many beautiful blue ice caves to take you quite literally into the heart of the glacier. Our Euromaxx-Reporter Hendrik Welling went to Iceland to find out what makes this mountain of ice so amazing.
Note: This is a reupload of a published video from 2020.
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[@Rob_Tasker]

This is such a beautiful spot to visit in Iceland

[@kallen3506]

I have Nat'l Geo magazine, Sept 1984, which has a story about a group of men kayaking the Jokulsa, a river inside the Vatnajokull glacier. A great read! " .... one of Europe's largest glaciers, occupying one-twelfth of Iceland and creating its own predictable weather."
1/12th = 8%
This mammoth beauty is here to stay.

[@wilmergabrielblanco6008]

That's a beautiful place!

[@dweuromaxx]

It really is!

[@ABStravel]

_greeting from Bali island-indonesia volcano & nationalpark tour organiser._

[@samsheppard8265]

Europe's Largest Glacier - Iceland's Blue lagoon, reykjanes peninsula

[@DanielAltamirano-es7lc]

What time of year was this recorded?

[@tommyvercettygt]

is the glacier made of salty water or it's sweet water?

[@Artemis_jay]

I don’t think glacier water is salty because it’s drinkable

[@lS-qp6zq]

Brrrrrrrrrr... 😬

[@BianicEpicVideos]

Looks horrifying

[@BowWowVideo]

Dude seriously needs a haircut and maybe one that an adult would choose.