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Located in South Iceland on the Hvítá River which is fed by Iceland´s second biggest glacier, the Langjökull, Gullfoss waterfall plummets down over a hundred feet in two stages into a rugged canyon which walls reach over 200 feet in height. In 1979, Gullfoss was pronounced as a nature reserve, in order to permanently protect the waterfall and allow visitors to enjoy this spectacular area.
Gullfoss es una de las atracciones más populares de Islandia. Se encuentra en el amplio cauce del río Hvítá, que fluye hacia el sur y a un kilómetro de la cascada gira bruscamente hacia el este cayendo en tres escalones curvados. En ese momento se cae en dos saltos (de 11 y de 21 metros) en una grieta de 32 metros de profundidad, que mide unos 20 metros de ancho y 2,5 kilómetros de largo. El caudal medio en esta catarata es de 140 metros cúbicos por segundo en verano y 80 en invierno. El máximo flujo de agua medido es de 2.000 metros cúbicos.
Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX y algunos años más adelante, se creó una importante especulación acerca del posible uso de Gullfoss para generar electricidad. Estos planes no se llevaron a cabo y ahora Gullfoss está protegido por el estado Islandes.
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Absolute monster of a waterfall. Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is supposedly the biggest waterfall in Europe. Located on the edge of the Golden circle, it's easily reachable to car, as the roads are pretty good around that part of the island.
Gullfoss is in the river Hvítá (engl. white river), which has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn (engl. white river lake) at Lángjökull glacier about 40km north of Gullfoss.
Glacial water is brownish, since it carries lots of sediments that the glacial ice has carved off the earth. Gullfoss is called the "Golden Falls", since on a sunny day the water plunging down the three step staircase and then tumbeling in two steps down into the 32 m deep crevice truly looks golden.
5th Day.
Panoramic taken with long exposure and 3 pics. using ND filter Hitech Pro Stop 10, and Hitech ND grad 1,2
A shot of the upper section of the beautiful Gullfoss waterfalls in Iceland. The wide Hvítá river 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 (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river.
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Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. 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 deep. The crevice, about 20 m 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 m³s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
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. .
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Photos never do the scale of Gullfoss justice, but to give an idea, look at the size of some of the people walking down the path.