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Gullfoss translates to the "Golden Falls." It's located in the Hvita River canyon in southwest Iceland. The water cascades down a deep chasm and there's so much spray that you cannot see the bottom. The sound is thunderous.
Iceland's Gullfoss Falls as seen through someone's cell phone camera. The falls cascade down 80 feet to the ravine below and exits to the left.
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Der Gullfoss ist ein Wasserfall des Flusses Hvítá (Ölfusá) im Haukadalur im Süden Islands.
Der Wasserfall gehört mit Þingvellir und den benachbarten Geysiren zum sogenannten Gullni hringurinn (Golden Circle, dt. wörtlich: Goldener Ring oder Goldene Rundfahrt) der berühmtesten Sehenswürdigkeiten Islands.
Seine durchschnittliche Wasserführung beträgt etwa 109 m³/s, im Sommer etwa 130 m³/s. Der größte bisher gemessene Abfluss betrug 2000 m³/s.
Der Wasserfall besteht aus zwei Stufen, von denen die erste 11 m und die zweite 21 m Höhe besitzt. Diese beiden Kaskaden stehen etwa rechtwinklig zueinander.
I tried to compose the shot so that there wouldn't be any tourists in the frame. Most of these sights were flooded with tourists so it was quite difficult sometimes to photograph. Still it was an awesome waterfall.
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.
As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth.
During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland. Even after it was sold, there were plans to utilize Hvítá, which would have changed the waterfall forever. This was not done, and now the waterfall is protected.
This iconic waterfall is located in South Iceland and is fed from Iceland's second biggest glacier, with the water plummeting down in two stages into a rugged canyon, 70 metres high. Explore #61
Gullfoss, Suðurland, Ísland
Looking over the edge of the Hvítá River gorge and up towards Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall.
Gullfoss is a massive waterfalls in the “Golden Circle” east of Reykjavik. The day we were there, it seemed that every thing was frozen. The flow was very small. The lower level where you can get closer to the waterfalls was close due to icy stairs. Later on, we saw something quite rare, at least for us, the moon at the East and the Sun at the West above the horizon…it was pretty cool to see. I got to tried my in camera double exposure where I shot the moon with my longest zoom and then the waterfall at the widest end. Near by is Strokkur is where you can see Geysir, a medium size geyser that would explode every 8 to 12 minutes and sometimes a double explosion a big one followed by a smaller one. .
Gullfoss (translated to ‘Golden Falls’) is one of Iceland’s most iconic and beloved waterfalls, found in the Hvítá river canyon in Southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá river rushes southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (of 11 metres and 21 metres) into a crevice 32 metres deep.
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Gullfoss (Golden Falls) waterfall, Iceland
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Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (66 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
Another view of this magnificent place.Again to be there to take in this spectacle is to behold. wow.
Der Gullfoss (Goldener Waserfall) des Flusses Hvitá ist vielleicht der bekannteste in Island. Er liegt, neben Þingvellir und den nahe gelegenen Geysiren, am sogenannten "Goldenen Ring" der bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten Islands.
Das Wasser fällt in zwei Stufen von 11 bzw. 21 Metern, die etwa rechtwinkleig zueinander stehen. Er führt durchschnittlich 109 m³ Wasser pro Sekunde.
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The Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is a waterfall of the Hvitá river in Iceland and probably one of the most popular attractions in Iceland. Besides Þingvellir and the nearby Geysirs It is situated at the "Golden Circle", a well known touristic route in Iceland.
The water goes down in two stages (11 and 21 meter). The averaga amount of water is about 109 m³/s.
I previously posted a couple of different views of this mighty waterfall on the Hvítá River in SW Iceland, but this one better shows the almost 90 degree bend that the river makes below the lower cascade, continuing its journey through a narrow gorge.
A photographer on the rock ledge at the river's edge provides scale to the image.
Gullfoss, Iceland
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This fantastic waterfall moves an immense amount of water and even more during the spring with the thaw
Hvítá River, Southwest Iceland
The wide Hvítá river flows southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 metres or 36 feet, and 21 metres or 69 feet) into a crevice 32 metres (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 cubic metres (4,900 cu ft) per second in the summer and 80 cubic metres (2,800 cu ft) per second in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) per second.
One of the biggest disappointments from the recent trip to Iceland was Gullfoss. As Dusty approached the car park the noise was deafening! On reaching the edges to our disappointment all the paths were closed! WTF! As you can see somebody had been down to the best viewpoints. But sadly the gates were firmly shut. So we had to do with the higher paths and the less impressive perspectives. Still, a magnificent sight to see the sheer volume of water cascading down the canyon....