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Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall) is an amazing waterfall on the Hvítá (White) river, which is fed by Iceland´s second biggest glacier, the Langjökull. The water plummets down 32m in two stages into a rugged canyon which walls reach up to 70m in height.
Gullfoss in the so-called "Golden Circle" is probably one of the most photographed locations in Iceland. Therefore I am only posting this overview. I was there, too :-)
Der Gullfoss im sogenannten "Golden Circle" ist vermutlich eines der meistfotografierten Motive in Island, daher zeige ich auch nur diese Übersicht. Ich war auch da :-)
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, and is now protected.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson, was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself down. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigríður saved the waterfall from exploitation is untrue. A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile
Iceland Holiday Day Eight (Gullfoss, South East Iceland)
Another shot of Gullfoss – I do like the greenery in the foreground.
I found Gullfoss very difficult to photograph as this consists of multiple stages of zillions of falls. When I shot this, wind was blowing at over 40 mph and the temperature was about 28 deg F.
"Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") 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 Olfusa 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."
Gullfoss is one of the most famous falls of Iceland. It has a spectacular double cascade and drops 32m (105ft).
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.
It was 7 below zero when we left the carpark to go the very short walk down a path to get to the gorge. it must have easily been 12 below in the gorge as the sun set and the skies were more or less cloudless. you can see from this shot that despite the power of the waterfall it is well on its way to freezing over.
Iceland is one of those places that has a story attached to everything and Gullfoss is no excepeption.
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.
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.
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.
Der Gullfoss (isl. gull = „Gold“, foss = „Wasserfall“) ist ein Wasserfall des Flusses Hvítá im Haukadalur im Süden Islands.
Seine durchschnittliche Wasserführung beträgt etwa 109 m³/s, im Sommer etwa 130 m³/s. Der größte bisher gemessene Abfluss betrug 2000 m³/s.
Der Wasserfall besteht aus zwei Stufen, von denen die erste 11 m und die zweite 21 m Höhe besitzt. Diese beiden Kaskaden stehen etwa rechtwinklig zueinander.
Von der zweiten Stufe stürzt das Wasser in eine Schlucht, die vom Wasserfall bis zur Verbreiterung zum Tal 2,5 km lang ist und eine Tiefe von 70 Metern erreicht. Die Wasser der Hvítá und nicht zuletzt die bisweilen auftretenden Gletscherläufe haben diese Schlucht seit der Eiszeit vor 10.000 Jahren um durchschnittlich 25 cm im Jahr ausgefräst.
Zwei Gletscherläufe im 20. Jahrhundert sind bekannt, 1930 und 1948. Bei diesen wurde die Schlucht völlig mit Wasser gefüllt, so dass die niedrigere Wasserfallstufe zeitweilig darunter verschwand.
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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For stories from the trip check my blog - virtualwayfarer.com.
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.
Beautiful, but probably my least favorite of Iceland's waterfalls. Bu I guess anything would be a disappointment after Seljalandsfoss.
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Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
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, and is now protected.
Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson, was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself down. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigríður saved the waterfall from exploitation is untrue. A stone memorial to Sigriður, located above the falls, depicts her profile
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 par beau temps. D’une hauteur de 35 m et d'une largeur de 70m, elle se trouve à quelques kilomètres du site de Geysir et forme avec celui-ci et Þingvellir le « Cercle d'or ».
Pour l'échelle, une personne se tient debout en arrière plan.
The Icelandic road trip continued with a pause at the heavily visited but no-less impressive Gullfoss. One of the world's great waterfalls.
For usage requests, please reach out directly.
For stories from the trip check my blog - virtualwayfarer.com.