Grænalón

Grænalón
Coordinates 64°10′N 17°23′W / 64.167°N 17.383°W / 64.167; -17.383Coordinates: 64°10′N 17°23′W / 64.167°N 17.383°W / 64.167; -17.383
Basin countries Iceland
Surface area 18 km²

Grænalón is one of the glacier lakes of the Icelandic glacier Vatnajökull. It is situated in the south of Iceland. Its surface measures 18 km².

Unlike the better known glacier lake Jökulsárlón, it is lying not at the sea shore, but in the Highlands of Iceland at the northwestern end of the glacier Skeiðarájökull which is part of Vatnajökull.

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