Diamond Beach

Jökulsárlón · 🇮🇸 Iceland

Glittering chunks of glacier ice scattered like diamonds on black sand.

Sea temperature

~8°C in the warm season

Water

Glacial

Sand

Black volcanic

Swimming

No

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

Icebergs stranded on black sand

Beach type

Exotic sands

Region

Europe

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