![Jökulsárlón](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/714/21796797529_2667d53c91_c.jpg)
Glaciers calve icebergs into the lake, where they float for about five years. The freshest ice is brilliant robin's egg blue, while older ice that has been floating around a while turns white. The black streaks are rock and volcanic ash carried down from the mountains.
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5675/21983569385_c0884782d8_c.jpg)
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5832/21362155133_cb2810295e_c.jpg)
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/618/21360614044_dc9a1e12f6_c.jpg)
The icebergs are all different sizes and I found them all spectacular.
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/21971554282_2214dfac7c_c.jpg)
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5656/21795735160_62a2ef505b_c.jpg)
This chunk of ice is crystal clear. After about 10,000 years as part of a glacier, the pressure squeezed out all air bubbles.
![10,000 year old ice](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5740/21794543939_6ce420c3e7_c.jpg)
Looking head-on at Vatnajökull glacier.
![Jökulsárlón](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/638/21765041070_276a874b07_c.jpg)
As the icebergs melt, they get small enough to float down the outlet river to the ocean.
![Icebergs floating to the sea](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5765/21981315405_c67b116f28_c.jpg)
And this is where they die, like frozen jellyfish on the beach.
![Where icebergs go to die](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/21792908940_8a4c928d8a_c.jpg)
See many more Iceland photos on my Flickr page.
Previously:
Iceland: Part 3 - volcanic sculptures
Iceland: Part 2 - enchanted landscapes
Iceland: Part 1 - where rainbows begin and end
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