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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. (Source - Wikipedia)
La bonita y fotogénica cascada de Gullfoss, en el rio Hvita - parte del Circulo Dorado - A unos 129 km de Reikiavik - Islandia - agosto 2023
Gullfoss, also known as the Waterfalls of Gold, is one of the most popular and spectacular Waterfalls in all of Iceland. Captured here, looking down along the canyon edge, is the final 32 metres (105 ft) pluge down into the 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long river canyon.
The freezing waters of the waterfall located in the canyon of the river Hvita in south West Iceland.
Gullfoss (la « chute d'or ») est une succession de deux chutes d’eau d’Islande situées sur la rivière Hvítá. Son nom provient de l'arc-en-ciel que l'on peut souvent voir au-dessus. D’une hauteur de 32 mètres1 et d'une largeur de 70 mètres, elle se trouve à quelques kilomètres du site de Geysir et forme avec celui-ci et Þingvellir le « cercle d'or », une attraction touristique très populaire.
From this observation area, you can see both the upper and lower falls.
Note the people on the path to the left for scale.
For a closer-up image, see here.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss waterfall on the Hvítá (White River) (which later becomes the Ölfusá), which is one of the most stunning vistas I have ever seen
Golden Circle tour (Gullni hringurinn) in Iceland
Gullfoss (the golden falls) is a waterfall located on the river Hvítá. It plunges abruptly in two stages into a 32 meters deep crevice. The average amount of water running over the waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
During the first half of the 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly to foreign investors by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson. A story goes that Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the Tómas Tómasson's daughter, was determined to preserve the waterfall and threatened to throw herself into the waterfall. It was later sold to the state of Iceland and is now protected.
This is the second stage of Gullfoss. Taking a long exposure shot at the edge of the cliffs was a bit difficult due to the wind constantly spraying water on my lens.
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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.
Gullfoss translates as Golden Falls and it's easy to see why. With your back to the late afternoon sun, and constant spray being thrown up by these immense falls, it's hard not to capture it with the obligatory rainbow.
It was rainy day as well as windy, Force of the water and air carries enormous amount dew and poured into camera and filters , somehow i managed to click long exposure shot .
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Gullfoss 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 freezing waters of the waterfall located in the canyon of the river Hvita in south West Iceland.
One of the most photographed waterfalls in Iceland must be Gullfoss. I was there for about 30 min and in that time me and my friend estimated that more than 1000 pictures had been taken by the people there. So you can just imagine how many pictures this is a year.
But this day i was a tourist in my own country and had the camera and all just like the rest of them.
Enjoy your weekend my friends :)