Prior to 2008 there were four national parks in Iceland; in that year Jökulsárgljúfur and Skaftafell were merged and incorporated into Vatnajökull National Park.
Før 2008 var der fire nationalparker i Island, det år blev Jökulsárgljúfur og Skaftafell lagt sammen og indlemmet i Nationalparken Vatnajökull.