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A different view of Gullfoss showing it in its wider context. The amount of water flowing through here is quite astonishing. This marked the farthest point that we reached from Reykjavik and we appear to have coincided our visit with that of a cruise ship, hence the large crowds
The 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 141 cubic metres (5,000 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 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.[citation needed] A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland. wikipedia
J'ai gardé le sentier et les piétons pour montrer la taille de la "cascade". Un des sites les plus spectaculaires d'Islande
The 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 141 cubic metres (5,000 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 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.[citation needed] A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland. wikipedia
Here is a closeup of the giant Gullfoss Waterfall.
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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 [starts bottom right of the image], about 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. [Wikipedia]
Probably the best known and most visited waterfall in Iceland. Gullfoss translated means "golden waterfall". It has a total height of 32 meters, which is divided into two steps ( 21 and 11 meters), where the water of the river Hvitá flows.
The 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 141 cubic metres (5,000 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 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.[citation needed] A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland. wikipedia
Snowny surroundings in the waterfall Gullfoss... que hueva en ingles, no me sale hoy, asi que brinco a mi lengua materna.
Lo bueno de Islandia es que aunque son muchas cascadas, todas son ligeras variaciones y no es la misma una y otra vez, y merecen la pena de visitarse. Me recordo al Tamul en San Luis Potosi, aunque un poco mas pequeña.
Despite the fact that it was windy, raining heavily and that there were more people there than on the London Tube, I managed to get a shot of the Gullfoss on Lyngdalsheidi Heath, Iceland. Quite a magnificent sight!
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Day 4 of our trip to Iceland. Today was the Golden Circle tour, Thingvellir National Park, Gullfoss, Geysir and Kerid.
One of Iceland's most visited and most accessible attractions, early in the morning I was the only visitor there, Having stayed at the only accommodation nearby, 2 hours later there would easily be 100 people there.
Day 10. From Kerlingarfjöll Mountain Resort to Knarrerholt F347, 35, 30,32 130 km
Because the weather was very bad in the morning, we unfortunately missed the walk in the beautiful hills near Kerlingarfjöl. So we drove on road F347 ( very nice road) back to the F35, Kjalvegur.
About an hour's drive we arrived on the paved road and fifteen minutes later we realized that from now on the rest was over. We came to the Gullfoss waterfall, one of the highlights of the short stay tourist area, the Golden Circle. Gullfoss is one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland and is visited by thousands of people every day.
Other highlights of the Golden Circle tour are Thingvellir National Park ( where you can walk in the rift valley between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates) and the Geysir Geothermal Area ( with geysir Strokkur that goes off every ten minutes or so, throwing water from 20 to 40 metres into the air).
The rest of the route to Knarrarholt ( 25 km further than Flúðir) was not very exciting.
Some hills, many meadows and only paved roads. That is it. Quite a difference from what we were used to the past 9 days. But tomorrow again a few nice roads ; to Landmannalaugur in Friðland að Fjallabaki.
It means "golden falls" in Icelandic, and it's located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Look at the fury of the falls as it crashes into that deep crevice. The sound of it obliterates all others.
From the point of view of those two people at right, the water seems to simply disappear into the earth!
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of 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.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland and it's 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. The average amount of water running down the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summer and 80 m³/s in the winter.
und ein kleiner Regenbogen ist auch dabei
Der wohl bekannteste Wasserfall Islands dürfte der Gullfoss, der Goldene Wasserfall sein. Er liegt im Südwesten des Landes, in der Nähe der heißen Quellen und Geysire des Haukadalur. Über zwei gewaltige, fast im rechten Winkel aufeinanderstehende Kaskaden stürzt das Wasser des Gletscherflusses Hvítá in eine 2,5km lange und 70 m tiefe Schlucht.