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Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvítá 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 (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.
During the Golden Circle tour in Iceland we stopped at Gullfoss (The Golden waterfall); it is Iceland's most famous waterfall, and one of the natural
wonders of the world.
Gullfoss is actually two separate waterfalls, the upper one has a drop of 11 metres and the lower one 21 metres. The rock of the river bed was formed during an interglacial period.
You are seeing the top waterfall, and the second fall is barely seen at the bottom of the water visible in this photo.
The mighty Gullfoss, Iceland, from the cliffs on the eastern side.
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Gullfoss "la chute d'or"
Haute de 32 mètres, la chute de Gullfoss est alimentée par les eaux du glacier Langjokull, qui ont creusé ici un canyon de basalte et de palagonite. La chute est composée de deux larges cascades qui plongent en zigzag dans les gorges. Dans un bruit assourdissant, elles produisent un nuage de vapeur scintillant. C'est pourquoi même les jours de beau temps, les promeneurs s'aventurant un peu trop près des berges en reviennent inévitablement trempés !
Looking back through some photos from my 2009 trip to Iceland I discovered that I'd never processed this view of Europe's biggest falls.
This is another photograph from my Icelandic set, featuring the powerful and majestic Gullfoss waterfall. This was as close as I could get without ruining my camera. The spray was intense. Testament to the power of nature.
The queen of Icelandic waterfalls
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I wanted to try and make the incredibly powerful and fast flowing Gullfoss look majestic and calm. This is what I eventually came up with. Like taming a wild horse!
Hacía un fresquete aquí, con ese agua helada y pulverizada por las segundas cataratas más grandes de Europa en el mes de octubre... Pero ya se sabe que sarna con gusto no pica.
Pasados un montón de años la he vuelto a editar con Lightroom. A veces me sorprendo de la Canon Eos 350D después de tantos años, sin embargo en esta foto creo que la calidad de la cámara no cumple y eso que está hecha a 100 ISO.
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.
The Gullfoss waterfalls or Golden falls is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. It has a height of 32 m with two drops and is part of the Golden Circle tour. It feeds off the Hvita river.