Diamond Beach

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Diamond Beach is a striking black-sand shoreline in Iceland where glittering icebergs from the nearby Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon wash ashore, resembling scattered diamonds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Diamond Beach canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf beach ⓘ
natural landscape ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom Ring Road ⓘ
bestVisitSeason summer ⓘ
winter ⓘ
climate subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
coastType Atlantic coast ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
distanceFrom about 380 km east of Reykjavík ⓘ
featureOrigin glacial calving from Breiðamerkurjökull ⓘ
icebergs carried to sea and washed ashore ⓘ
hasHazard cold water ⓘ
strong waves ⓘ
unpredictable surf ⓘ
hasMaterial basaltic sand ⓘ
glacial ice ⓘ
hasNotableFeature glacier ice fragments on the beach ⓘ
icebergs washed ashore ⓘ
hasSandColor black ⓘ
hasSandType volcanic sand ⓘ
knownFor contrast between white-blue ice and black sand ⓘ
glittering ice chunks resembling diamonds ⓘ
photography opportunities ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
localNameLanguage Icelandic ⓘ
locatedIn Southeast Iceland ⓘ
Suðurland ⓘ
near Jökulsárlón ⓘ
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon ⓘ
linked to: Jökulsárlón

Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
nickname Diamond Beach ⓘ
ocean North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic
partOf Breiðamerkursandur ⓘ
photographicSubject Northern Lights over the beach ⓘ
sunrise over icebergs ⓘ
sunset over icebergs ⓘ
popularActivity bird watching ⓘ
ice watching ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
receivesIceFrom Breiðamerkurjökull glacier ⓘ
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon ⓘ
linked to: Jökulsárlón
region Vatnajökull National Park area ⓘ
roadNumber Route 1 ⓘ
safetyNote not recommended for swimming ⓘ
tourismImportance major stop on Iceland’s South Coast tours ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Coast of Iceland → hasPart → Diamond Beach ⓘ
Suðurland → contains → Diamond Beach ⓘ