Jökulsárlón, Versl. Í Forgr a large blowhole on the

a large blowhole on the coastline

written around 1200 by the great Icelandic writer Snorri Sturlasson

Stærð: 90 mm /3

The merging of the gift-giving custom with the Icelandic Yule Lads has in about the last half century resulted in the tradition of children placing a shoe in their windowsill

Jökulsárlón, Versl. Í Forgr a large blowhole on theText on back of card: Jkulsrln The lagoon formed when Vatnajkull, Europes largest glacier, began its retreat from the shore of south Iceland around 1950. The lagoon is filled with icebergs breaking off the glacial tongue. The lagoon is very deep, about 190 meters. The bridge built in 1967 will eventually be obsolete as the river feeding the lagoon shortens due to sea erosion and the bay widens due to glacial melting. The lagoon's surface now is almost