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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 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.
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.
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The freezing waters of the waterfall located in the canyon of the river Hvita in south West Iceland.
Gullfoss meaning Golden Falls is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country.
It was very difficult to take photographs here as the spray was incredible and I had to constantly clean the filters. Shortly after I took this one, it began to snow and the whole scene was covered in a mist of snow and spray!
Vraiment très heureuse d'apprendre que ma photo des chutes de Gullfoss, en Islande, sera publiée dans la revue National Geographic de l'Espagne pour l'édition de Juin 2015 sur l'Islande.
Tout un honneur!
Yesterday, Me and my friend drove around Þingvellir National Park and it's surroundings, and photographed everything that caught our eyes, which was a lot!
Gullfoss is a VERY popular tourist attraction, and probably one of the most photographed waterfalls in Iceland, but I had never photographed it seriously - until yesterday...
Nikon D300 + Nikkor 17-55/2.8 with a 3 stop ND filter & a Polarizer.
Much better if viewed LARGE...
Got married 3rd of Mars! After the wedding, which was just wonderful - full of joy and happiness, we went on a small honeymoon. We rented a summerhouse in Brekkuskógur and had splendid time there. One of the things we did was taking a drive to Gullfoss, big famous waterfall. It's a beautiful waterfall, especially in the winter time when there is ice and snow all around.
Gullfoss waterfall is one of the most popular tourist activities in Iceland. The waterfall is actually a series of three waterfalls as the Hvítá River pours through the Hvítá canyon. This image shows the first and smallest of the steps at the top of the canyon.
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Gullfoss ("Golden Falls"; About this sound Icelandic pronunciation (help·info)) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Olfusa river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Ölfusá river 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.
This image of Gullfoss was taken Boxing Day 2009. The cold was absolutely unbelievable so we had to quickly seek shelter. I tired to clean my lens and my breath instantly froze on it. As that point we knew it was time to retreat inside.
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) 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.
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.
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.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself into the waterfall. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigríður did save the waterfall from use is not true. A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile.
Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur Gullfoss forms the Golden Circle, a popular day tour for tourists in Iceland.
Gulfoss appears on the cover of the album Porcupine by the British band Echo and the Bunnymen.
Gullfoss waterfall, our last stop on the "Golden Circle" in Iceland. This was day one of our Iceland trip and we were feeling the effects of our red-eye fight. The sun came out just as we approached the viewpoint and it provided a much needed energy boost.
Taken with a Canon FTb, 24mm f/2.8, and Kodak Ektar 100. The negative was “scanned” using a Nikon D7000, digitized with Negative Lab Pro, and edited in Lightroom.
Gullfoss (Golden falls), the second largest waterfall in Iceland. Its splash can reach the top of the valley easily, even the height difference is more than 50m.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") 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 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 (60 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.
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.
S0555-58. Visited Gullfoss on Iceland between 15:38 and 15:41 on March 10 in pouring rain and cold winds. 5D stayed in bag, S100 got wet... This is 4 stitched portrait images captured during 15 seconds.
Arrivé juste à temps pour le dernier rayon de soleil, je me vois récompensé d'un magnifique arc en ciel.
Gullfoss, Islande.
Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is undoubtedly the most visited waterfall in Iceland, a highlight of the 'must do' Golden Circle day trip from Reykjavík.
The main source of the Hvítá (simply 'White') River, is Langjökull, Iceland´s second largest glacier. The river is entirely unregulated at this point; in fact, it was abortive attempts to exploit Gullfoss for hydropower that eventually resulted in the waterfall being donated to the state for protection. Flow over the waterfall is therefore natural, averaging 140 m³/s in the summer and 80 m³/s in winter, though the peak recorded flood was an incredible 2,000 m³/s.
The drop, spanning the full 175 m width of the river, is 32 m in two stages which, unusually, are perpendicular to one another. The first , to the left of the crowd, cascades 11 m, roughly north to south, then the river plummets east to west over a cliff into Gullfossgjúfur, a gorge 20 m wide and 2.5 km long, with walls up to 70 m in height, probably formed by a glacial burst flood. This second drop is 'only' 21 m, but from the most popular viewpoint, at the upper right of the image, one can't see into Gullfossgjúfur, tempting imagination to extrapolate.
Even in May air temperatures were low, with spray settling on the surrounding area as frost.