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List of lakes in Iceland
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Lakes of Iceland (partially indicating surface or depth)
Iceland has about 67 lakes. With a few exceptions, only lakes over 2.5 km² (1 sq mi) in size are included. The figures for many of the smaller lakes are unreliable. Also, some larger lakes vary considerably in size between years or seasons or, for the reservoirs, according to the needs of the power plant.
Larger lakes (>10 km²)
Þórisvatn 83-88 km², 114 m
Þingvallavatn 84 km², 114 m
Blöndulón 57 km², 39 m
Lagarfljót (Lögurinn) 53 km², 112 m
Mývatn 37 km², 4.5 m
Hóp 29-44 km² (depending on the tide), 8.5 m
Hvítárvatn 30 km², 84 m
Langisjór , 26 km², 75 m
Kvíslavatn , 20 km²
Sultartangalón , 19 km²
Jökulsárlón , 18 km², 190 m (1999 estimate - size and depth increasing because of glacier melting)
Grænalón , 18 km²
Skorradalsvatn , 15 km², 48 m
Sigöldulón , 14 km² (also known as "Krókslón")
Krókslón, another name for Sigöldulón
Apavatn , 13-14 km²
Svínavatn , 12 km², 39 m
Öskjuvatn , 11 km², 220 m (Iceland's deepest)
Vesturhópsvatn , 10 km², 28 m
Höfðavatn , 10 km², 6 m
Grímsvötn
Hestvatn
Smaller lakes (<10 km²)
Litlisjór , 9.2 km², 17 m
Kleifarvatn , 9.0 km², >90 m (sensitive to climatic and geological change and was getting smaller - started recovering again in 2004)
Breiðárlón , 8 km² ?
Reyðarvatn , 8.3 km²
Hítarvatn , 7.6 km², 24 m
Miklavatn , 6.6 km², 23 m
Sigríðarstaðavatn , 6.2 km²
Laxárvatn , 6.0 km²
Íshólsvatn , 5.2 km², 39 m
Úlfljótsvatn , 60 m
Langavatn , 5.1 km², 36 m
Ánavatn , 4.9 km², 24 m
Hlíðarvatn , 4.4 km², 21 m
Arnarvatn hið stóra , 4.3 km²
Þríhyrningsvatn , 4.3 km², 33 m
Hvalvatn , 4.1 km², 160-180 m
Másvatn , 4.0 km², 17 m
Fjallsárlón , 4.0 km² ?
Skjálftavatn , 4.0 km², 2.5 m
Stífluvatn , 3.9 km², 23 m
Fljótavatn , 3.9 km²
Úlfsvatn , 3.9 km²
Kálfborgarárvatn , 3.5 km²
Langavatn , 3.5 km²
Hraunhafnarvatn , 3.4 km², 3 m
Haukadalsvatn , 3.3 km², 41 m
Grænavatn , 3.3 km², 14 m
Eskihlíðarvatn , 3.3 km², 5 m
Ljósavatn , 3.2 km², 35 m
Sandvatn , 3.0 km², 4 m
Ölvesvatn , 2.8 km²
Kýlingavötn (Kýlingar), 2.5-3.0 km² (actually two adjoining lakes that nearly form a single body of water)
Sandvatn , 2.6 km²
Kvíslavatn nyrðra , 2.6 km²
Hraunsfjarðarvatn , 2.5 km², 80 m
Stóra-Viðarvatn , 2.5 km², 20 m
Oddastaðavatn , 2.5 km², 18 m
Frostastaðavatn , 2.3 km², >6 m
Laugarvatn , 2.1 km²
Meðalfellsvatn , 2.0 km², 19 m
Elliðavatn , 1.8 km², 7 m
Hreðavatn , 1.1 km², 20 m
Skyggnisvatn
Hvítavatn
Tjörnin
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