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La 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 (Golden Falls) 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 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 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 down the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summer and 80 m³/s in the winter. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
As one first approaches the falls, the edge is obscured from view, so that it appears that the 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, and is now protected.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson, was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself down. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigríður saved the waterfall from exploitation is untrue. A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.
Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland.
Yes, I know. I've been here before and you all have seen many pictures of this fantastic waterfall.
I'm still going to show mine from this year :o)
It was the first time, that I went to this corner and it certainly did look different.
All pictures clickable.
Gullfoss, Golden Falls, is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Iceland is an island nation between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. With a population of slightly over 300,000 and an area of 103,000 km2, it is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Iceland is famous for its geologic and volcanic activity.
This one is from yesterday. One highlight from so many possibilities. I'll share some of the runners up later. Magnificent falls, breathtaking. You can get the scale by checking my fellow travelers to the left.
Day 1, Iceland 2017
11 vertical shots stitched into a panorama of Gullfoss, Iceland.
"Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is an iconic waterfall of Iceland offering a spectacular view of the forces and beauty of untouched nature. Gullfoss is part of the Golden Circle tour, located in South Iceland on the Hvítá (White) river which is fed by Iceland´s second biggest glacier, the Langjökull. The water plummets down 32 meters in two stages into a rugged canyon which walls reach up to 70 meters in height."
Gullfoss waterfall with (possibly) double rainbow, Southwest Iceland. On the far left hand side there are a few people walking in the waterfall mist.
Gullfoss ("Golden Fall") is a succession of two Icelandic waterfalls located on the Hvítá River. Its name comes from the rainbow that can often be seen above. From a height of 32 meters1 and a width of 70 meters, it is a few kilometers from the site of Geysir and forms with it and Þingvellir the "circle of gold", a popular tourist attraction.
One story tells that the daughter of the owner of the waterfall threatened to throw himself in if the river was used to produce electricity, a project that was then abandoned.
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One of Icelands natural treasures and makes a great tourist attraction. Probably there are thousands of photos shot there every day. I was lucky to get some shots between rainshowers.
A 2 landscape shot panorama of the stunning Gullfoss in Iceland. I've only just got around to processing my images from Gullfoss from my trip to Iceland in April last year! The rain and the spray made long exposures quite difficult but a little perseverance and I got a few decent enough shots. I'll be uploading most of the good ones to my website.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in 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. (wiki)