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Looking down on the final plunge of the Gullfoss waterfall (an epic part of the Golden Circle tour).
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss (which is about two hours' drive from Reykjavik) 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 left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (first 11 m and then 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. 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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
~ Sorry for the rather "dry" description of this amazing waterfall. If you click on the wikipedia link you will see a few stunning photos of Gullfoss, from an other (and the most popular) point of view.
Part of the golden circle tour, this is an impressive waterfall! The mist made for a difficult picture with the lack of contrast...
From my trip to Iceland, summer 2010
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The Gullfoss Waterfall forms one of the three main stops along Iceland's famed Golden Circle; along with Þingvellir National Park and the geothermal gesyer area in Haukadalur. Located in the canyon of the Hvítá river, Gullfoss translates to the “Golden Falls” and is where the Golden Circle derives its name. Sadly the weather that day wasn’t compliant in allowing us to see exactly why!
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 into a crevice. As one first approaches the falls, the edge is obscured from view, so that it appears that the river simply vanishes into the earth.
(Iceland, 2016)
Friday July 2015; Flúðir; NIKON D7100; Exposure: 0.7 sec at ƒ / 11; Focal length: 18 mm; Lens: 18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6; ISO: 400
On the road around the Golden Circle you'd have to stop to admire Gullfoss falls. I was awestruck by the sheer strength of the waters rushing down the cascade. The temperature was also quite low and most of the mist as a result of water soon turned into frost on the sides of the chasm.
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.
La doble e impresionante cascada de Gullfoss, es uno de los monumentos naturales más visitados de Islandia. A ello contribuyen dos elementos. El primero su belleza y espectacularidad. Se trata de una cascada creada por la ruptura de las placas que crean el paisaje islandés. Un inmenso bloque de roca roto y quebrado ha creado el salto de agua al desplazarse. La falla ha sido horadada y ampliada a través de las eras por el río Hvítá que significa río blanco. El segundo factor es que la cascada se encuentra muy cerca de Reykiavik lo que hace que forme parte el Círculo dorado, la ruta turística más popular y accesible de Islandia.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
黃金瀑布(Gullfoss)又譯為居德瀑布、古佛斯瀑布，發源自冰島西南部的Hvítá白河，是冰島最壯麗、最著名的瀑布之一。
Hvítá白河發源自朗格冰川(Langjökull)；河流跌落32米，歷經兩級階梯，最終匯入峽谷，塑造了黃金瀑布這座壯觀的雙層瀑布。黃金瀑布與辛格維利爾國家公園、蓋歇爾間歇泉地熱區共同組成了冰島最受歡迎的旅行景區——黃金圈。
黃金瀑布分為兩層，我們也可將其視為兩座瀑布。第一層也即較短的一層瀑布高約11米，第二層瀑布高約21米。瀑布兩側的峽谷岩壁聳拔70餘米，一線傾斜後又與開闊的Gullfossgljúfur峽谷相接。據地質學家推算，峽谷的形成歷史可追溯至末次冰期的冰川洪流。
Info: guidetoiceland.is
Gullfoss est une impressionnante cascade sur la rivière Hvítá. Gullfoss signifie "la cascade d'or" en raison de l'arc-en-ciel que l'on peut souvent apercevoir au-dessus des flots. Mais, bien sûr, pour cela il faut qu'il y ait un minimum de soleil, ce qui n'était pas le cas ce jour-là. La cascade est en fait composée de deux chutes d'eau successives, la première de 11 mètres de haut, la seconde de 21 mètres. La quantité d'eau qui s'écoule chaque seconde est réellement impressionnante. Vous pouvez apercevoir sur le petit éperon rocheux au bord de la rivière quelques personnes, ce qui donne une idée de la dimension des lieux.
Gullfoss - der goldene Wasserfall, hier stürzt der Gletscherfluss Hvita in zwei Stufen, die in einem 90 Grad Winkel zueinander stehen insgesamt 32 m tief in die Schlucht.
Gullfoss - the golden waterfall, here the glacierriver Hvita flows in two steps, which are at a 90 degree angle to each other 32 m deep into the gorge.
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.
The majestic Gullfoss stands on the river Hvitá.
It is in fact two waterfalls, with an upper step of 45ft and a lower of about 60ft. The crest of the falls have formed along two fractures in the bedrock at about 90 degrees to each other.
I took this photo whilst on "The Golden Circle" tour Feb 2013, using a tripod with long exposure to give motion blur to the water. It was really cold, and had to keep cleaning the lens as it was freezing over.
Gullfoss is located in the canyon of Hvítá river which has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left 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 deep. The crevice, about 20 m wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles 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.
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.
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The waterfall of Gulfoss!!
This is really impressive, a double fall which lead in that high canyon!!
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 left 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 (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles 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 in the sun in May 2006
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. (Wikipedia)
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There’s not a lot more I could tell about the Gullfoss which I haven’t mentioned in my first post about this impressive waterfall in the south of Iceland. While the first shot I posted was taken looking towards the actual waterfall, this one is looking down towards the canyon. As I said before, it was already past midnight and I had the whole place to myself as you can see from the empty pathways.
In post-processing terms, this is a tone-mapped image from a sequence of 5 shots with a 1E.V. stop. The reason why I used tone-mapping here was to bring out that nice strong colour in the moss around the falls.
To view the blog entry go to: www.momentaryawe.com/blog/?p=2423