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Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the 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. 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. (wiki)
July 3, 2018 - "Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is an iconic waterfall of Iceland offering a spectacular view of the forces and beauty of untouched nature. Gullfoss is 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. On a sunny day shimmering rainbow can be seen over the falls.
Gullfoss is more than just a pretty waterfall, it has a story to tell. In the early 20th century foreign investors wanted to harness the power of Gullfoss to produce electricity. In 1907 Howells, an Englishman wanted to buy Gullfoss from Tómas Tómasson, a farmer who owned Gullfoss at this time. Tómas declined Howells´ offer to buy the waterfall but later he leased it to him. The farmer´s daughter, Sigriður Tómasdóttir who grew up on his father´s sheep farm sought to have the rental contract voided. Sigriður using her own saving hired a lawyer in Reykjavik to defend her case. The trial lasted years and Sigriður went several times barefoot on traitorous terrain to Reykjavik to follow up on her case. She even threatened to throw herself into the waterfall if the construction would begin. Her attempts failed in court but before any damage was done to the waterfall the contract was disposed due to the lack of payments of the rent fee. The struggles of Sigriður to preserve the waterfall brought to people´s attention the importance of preserving nature and therefore she is often called Iceland´s first environmentalist.
In 1940 the adopted son of Sigriður acquired the waterfall from Sigriður´s father and later sold it to the Icelandic government. Gullfoss and its environs was designated as nature reserve in 1979 to permanently protect the waterfall and allow the public to enjoy this unique area."
Previous text is from the official website of the waterfall: gullfoss.is
One very cool thing about Gullfoss is the evolving rainbows, which vary by your position and the direction of the wind. The air is clean and crisp and the sounds of the falls quite exciting. Worth a visit for sure.
July 3, 2018 - "Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is an iconic waterfall of Iceland offering a spectacular view of the forces and beauty of untouched nature. Gullfoss is 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. On a sunny day shimmering rainbow can be seen over the falls.
Gullfoss is more than just a pretty waterfall, it has a story to tell. In the early 20th century foreign investors wanted to harness the power of Gullfoss to produce electricity. In 1907 Howells, an Englishman wanted to buy Gullfoss from Tómas Tómasson, a farmer who owned Gullfoss at this time. Tómas declined Howells´ offer to buy the waterfall but later he leased it to him. The farmer´s daughter, Sigriður Tómasdóttir who grew up on his father´s sheep farm sought to have the rental contract voided. Sigriður using her own saving hired a lawyer in Reykjavik to defend her case. The trial lasted years and Sigriður went several times barefoot on traitorous terrain to Reykjavik to follow up on her case. She even threatened to throw herself into the waterfall if the construction would begin. Her attempts failed in court but before any damage was done to the waterfall the contract was disposed due to the lack of payments of the rent fee. The struggles of Sigriður to preserve the waterfall brought to people´s attention the importance of preserving nature and therefore she is often called Iceland´s first environmentalist.
In 1940 the adopted son of Sigriður acquired the waterfall from Sigriður´s father and later sold it to the Icelandic government. Gullfoss and its environs was designated as nature reserve in 1979 to permanently protect the waterfall and allow the public to enjoy this unique area."
Previous text is from the official website of the waterfall: gullfoss.is
Gullfoss, which translates to Golden Falls, is one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions. The majestic double-cascade waterfall is situated in the canyon of the Hivita River, flowing into a crevice that is an amazing 105 feet deep and 60 feet wide. The River actually appears to disappear into a 2.5 km. split in the earth.
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This is Gullfoss, which is widely considered the most impressive waterfall in Iceland. The impressive two-stage cascade plunges the Hvítá River from the plateau above into the canyon below, with a total drop of 105 feet (32 meters) that ends in a canyon 66 feet (20 meters) wide and 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers) long. The waterfall was being extensively explored to be dammed to use the Hvítá River for hydroelectric power during the 20th Century, with foreign businessmen and Icelandic government officials almost getting the land transferred to a power company. However, due to the efforts of Sigríður Tómasdóttir, daughter of Tómas Tómasson, upon learning upon the plans for the falls, made the trek to Reykjavík, over 100km, to push for the preservation of the site, which, combined with a lack of funds and investment to dam the river, led to the preservation of the falls. The land surrounding the falls was purchased by the Icelandic government in the late 20th Century to preserve them and prevent their exploitation, with a marker being erected in memory of Sigríður Tómasdóttir and her advocacy for the preservation of the falls. Today, the natural wonder continues to impress visitors along the golden circle in Iceland’s Southern Region.
The double cascade of Gullfoss is Iceland's most spectacular waterfall, and relatively accessible on the "Golden Circle" tour. The weather was very changing, going from bright sunshine over the falls (with accompanying rainbows) to dark gloomy skies.
The second main fall in Gullfoss.
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 deep. The crevice, about 20 m wide, and 2.5 km in length. 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.
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 (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 mètres 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.
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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.
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Le Hvítá est un fleuve du sud de l'Islande, qui se trouve dans le comté d'Árnessýsla. Le fleuve prend sa source à partir du glacier Langjökull. Après 40 km, le Hvítá se jette des falaises de la chute Gullfoss et tombe par 15 m dans une gorge étroite. Au nord de Selfoss, le fleuve rejoint la rivière Sog pour former l'Ölfusá.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvítá_(Árnessýsla)
Hvítá (engl. white river) is a river whose source is in the glacier lake Hvítárvatn at Langjökull glacier in the highlands of Iceland. The river flows for 40 km (25 mi) before dropping down into a narrow gorge at the Gullfoss waterfall.
After this, the river flows between the Biskupstungur and Hrunamannahreppur districts. Here, one can find the confluence of the Hvítá and three other rivers: the Tungufljót, the Brúará, and the Stóra-Laxá. After this confluence the river contains double the amount of water compared to the amount at Gullfoss. The river then runs down through the flatlands near Grímsness and behind Ingólfsfjall mountain. Just north of the town Selfoss it joins the Sog River. After that the combined river is called the Ölfusá as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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 mètres 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.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
Le Hvítá est un fleuve du sud de l'Islande, qui se trouve dans le comté d'Árnessýsla. Le fleuve prend sa source à partir du glacier Langjökull. Après 40 km, le Hvítá se jette des falaises de la chute Gullfoss et tombe par 15 m dans une gorge étroite. Au nord de Selfoss, le fleuve rejoint la rivière Sog pour former l'Ölfusá.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvítá_(Árnessýsla)
Hvítá (engl. white river) is a river whose source is in the glacier lake Hvítárvatn at Langjökull glacier in the highlands of Iceland. The river flows for 40 km (25 mi) before dropping down into a narrow gorge at the Gullfoss waterfall.
After this, the river flows between the Biskupstungur and Hrunamannahreppur districts. Here, one can find the confluence of the Hvítá and three other rivers: the Tungufljót, the Brúará, and the Stóra-Laxá. After this confluence the river contains double the amount of water compared to the amount at Gullfoss. The river then runs down through the flatlands near Grímsness and behind Ingólfsfjall mountain. Just north of the town Selfoss it joins the Sog River. After that the combined river is called the Ölfusá as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
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.
Gullfoss (gull "dorato, foss "cascata") è una delle più note cascate dell'Islanda lungo il percorso del fiume Hvítá nel Haukadalur nell'Islanda occidentale.
Gullfoss, soprannominata la regina di tutte le cascate islandesi la bellezza e i giochi di luce del suo doppio salto, è situata relativamente vicino alla capitale Reykjavík,
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 mètres 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.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
Le Hvítá est un fleuve du sud de l'Islande, qui se trouve dans le comté d'Árnessýsla. Le fleuve prend sa source à partir du glacier Langjökull. Après 40 km, le Hvítá se jette des falaises de la chute Gullfoss et tombe par 15 m dans une gorge étroite. Au nord de Selfoss, le fleuve rejoint la rivière Sog pour former l'Ölfusá.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hvítá_(Árnessýsla)
Hvítá (engl. white river) is a river whose source is in the glacier lake Hvítárvatn at Langjökull glacier in the highlands of Iceland. The river flows for 40 km (25 mi) before dropping down into a narrow gorge at the Gullfoss waterfall.
After this, the river flows between the Biskupstungur and Hrunamannahreppur districts. Here, one can find the confluence of the Hvítá and three other rivers: the Tungufljót, the Brúará, and the Stóra-Laxá. After this confluence the river contains double the amount of water compared to the amount at Gullfoss. The river then runs down through the flatlands near Grímsness and behind Ingólfsfjall mountain. Just north of the town Selfoss it joins the Sog River. After that the combined river is called the Ölfusá as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Icelandic road trip continued with a pause at the heavily visited but no-less impressive Gullfoss. One of the world's great waterfalls.
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OK, it's a terrible photo. I know it. The light was absolutely wretched for my one and only visit to Gullfoss. I'm posting the photo only because of the memory. This giant was quite a sight to behold. For scale, look for the tiny people off to the left.
July 3, 2018 - "Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is an iconic waterfall of Iceland offering a spectacular view of the forces and beauty of untouched nature. Gullfoss is 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. On a sunny day shimmering rainbow can be seen over the falls.
Gullfoss is more than just a pretty waterfall, it has a story to tell. In the early 20th century foreign investors wanted to harness the power of Gullfoss to produce electricity. In 1907 Howells, an Englishman wanted to buy Gullfoss from Tómas Tómasson, a farmer who owned Gullfoss at this time. Tómas declined Howells´ offer to buy the waterfall but later he leased it to him. The farmer´s daughter, Sigriður Tómasdóttir who grew up on his father´s sheep farm sought to have the rental contract voided. Sigriður using her own saving hired a lawyer in Reykjavik to defend her case. The trial lasted years and Sigriður went several times barefoot on traitorous terrain to Reykjavik to follow up on her case. She even threatened to throw herself into the waterfall if the construction would begin. Her attempts failed in court but before any damage was done to the waterfall the contract was disposed due to the lack of payments of the rent fee. The struggles of Sigriður to preserve the waterfall brought to people´s attention the importance of preserving nature and therefore she is often called Iceland´s first environmentalist.
In 1940 the adopted son of Sigriður acquired the waterfall from Sigriður´s father and later sold it to the Icelandic government. Gullfoss and its environs was designated as nature reserve in 1979 to permanently protect the waterfall and allow the public to enjoy this unique area."
Previous text is from the official website of the waterfall: gullfoss.is
The Gullfoss Falls are located roughly 70 miles (110 km) east of Reykjavik (pronounced Ray-ka-vik) and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. There are several 'stair-steps' before the main drop which is 105 feet (32 meters) into a crevice, making the waterfall (from this side) appear to vanish into the Earth. During the first half of the 20th century and a little beyond the falls were almost used for hydroelectric power which would have permanently changed them. Fortunately it didn't happen and they're now protected.