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On arriving to this place, you can fell all the power of it. It´s an overwhelming experience to stand in front of this powerful force of nature. There is a very interesting story on how this natural landmark was prevented from becoming a source for a hydroelectric plant.
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer 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 into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep.
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.
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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.
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.
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When the path is closed due to hazardous condition is exactly the only right time to take that path...
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.
Gullfoss, Suðurland, Ísland
Looking over the edge of the Hvítá River gorge and up towards Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall.
The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion.
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Frost at Gullfoss, S-Iceland
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.
The magnificence of the waterfalls in Iceland.
Gullfoss is a famous, powerful, two-tiered waterfall in southwest Iceland, named "Golden Falls" in Icelandic, and a popular stop on the Golden Circle tourist route. It drops a total of 32 meters (105 feet) into a canyon carved by the Hvita River. The waterfall is particularly renowned for the shimmering "golden veil" of mist it creates when sunlight hits the spray on a sunny day. It's also notable for its history of environmental activism, led by Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the first environmentalist in Iceland, who fought to protect it from hydroelectric development.
Gullfoss, toponyme islandais signifiant littéralement en français "les chutes dorées", est une cascade d'Islande située sur la Hvítá, dans le sud-ouest du pays. D’une hauteur totale de 32 mètres et d'une largeur de 70 mètres, la chute d'eau comporte deux sauts, un premier de 11 mètres de hauteur orienté est-ouest et quelques mètres plus loin un second de 21 mètres orienté nord-sud à 90° par rapport au premier saut. La chute se situe au début de la Hvítárgljúfur, des gorges d'une longueur de 2,5 kilomètres marquant l'entrée de la Hvítá dans la plaine du sud-ouest du pays lorsque la rivière quitte les Hautes Terres. L'érosion régressive provoquée par la seconde cascade fait que ces gorges s'allongent en moyenne de 25 centimètres par an.
Gullfoss, an Icelandic toponym literally meaning "golden falls" in English, is a waterfall in Iceland located on the Hvítá River in the southwest of the country. With a total height of 32 meters and a width of 70 meters, the waterfall has two drops, the first 11 meters high and oriented east-west, and a few meters further on, a second 21 meters high and oriented north-south at 90° to the first drop. The waterfall is located at the beginning of the Hvítárgljúfur, a 2.5-kilometer-long gorge marking the entrance of the Hvítá River into the plain in the southwest of the country as the river leaves the Highlands. The headward erosion caused by the second waterfall means that these gorges are lengthening by an average of 25 centimeters per year.
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.
Gullfoss (Golden Falls) waterfall, Iceland
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Another view of this magnificent place.Again to be there to take in this spectacle is to behold. wow.
This fantastic waterfall moves an immense amount of water and even more during the spring with the thaw
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© David K. Edwards. The mighty and magnificent Gullfoss. This is the exact scene, from this precise spot, that has been diligently photographed by thousands of tourists. The thousands of resulting photographs are virtually interchangeable, differing only by slight variations in water flow and ambient light. In the upper left, waving their tiny arms and selfie sticks, human beings graciously provide scale and mortal context.
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.