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De Gullfoss is een waterval in de Hvítá (Witte rivier) in Zuid-IJsland. Het is een van de populairste watervallen van IJsland en is gemakkelijk (per auto) te bereiken. De waterval maakt deel uit van de Golden Circle, een favoriete rondreis langs Þingvellir, de Geysir en de Gullfoss die vanaf Reykjavik in één dag is af te leggen, en is mede daardoor een van de meest bekende IJslandse toeristenplaatsen.Het water valt in twee trappen, die min of meer haaks op elkaar staan, 32 meter naar beneden in een kloof die ook weer geheel haaks op de tweede trap staat. De trappen worden gevormd door harde lagen basalt die worden afgewisseld door zachtere materialen. Deze afzonderlijke lagen zijn ook goed in de wanden van de kloof te herkennen. De kloof is meer dan 70 meter diep, 20 meter breed en 2,5 kilometer lang. De Hvítá is een gletsjerrivier die echter ook door regen wordt gevoed en kan grote hoeveelheden water vervoeren (50–110 m³/sec in de winter tot 100–180 m³/sec 's zomers). Het in de kloof neerstortende water zorgt vrijwel altijd voor een grote hoeveelheid stuifwater dat, als de zon erop schijnt, prachtige regenbogen veroorzaakt. Daaraan dankt de Gullfoss zijn naam: Gouden waterval.
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.
Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. It is massive. And a woman, Sigríður Tómasdóttir, worked to save it from being used to generate electricity. She did.
You get a bit of sense of scale here. It's pretty amazing to stand at the edge. In America, they'd never let you get that close!!
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 utilizing Gullfoss to create 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 save the waterfall from utilization 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 utilization 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.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss (Golden falls) A stepped waterfall dropping 32m. The Hvita river flows over the falls. On the Golden circle tour. Taken in February
Near Geysir is one of Iceland's spectacular waterfalls, Gullfoss. It takes your breath away and soaks you with spray.
© Photos by Pharos 2014
Published online at europeupclose.com/article/the-splendours-of-southern-icel..., April 2015 and published in print in Halló Iceland: Land of Contrasts, August 2015.
In volume, Gullfoss is the largest waterfall in Europe. The average water flow is around 49,441 ft³/s during its peak season of summer and only 2,825 ft³/s during the winter season. Gullfoss is fed from the wide Hvítá river as it travels from Langjökull, Iceland’s second-largest glacier. During a flood of the Hvítá river, Gullfoss broke records at a water flow of 70,629.33 ft³/s.
Gullfoss has two tiers of falls, with a total of them standing together at the height of 105 ft (32 m). The upper falls measure at 36 ft, and the bottom falls at 69 ft.
Iceland, March 2014
There's actually a helicopter in this photo too - can you find it? Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland (Wikipedia).
As you can see, we had full snow cover, and it snowed frequently over the weekend.
This is a very well known waterfall in Iceland. It is one of the main reasons I wanted to go to Iceland.
The spectacular waterfall of Gullfoss in south-west Iceland. The river Hvítá, flowing southward, falls in two distinct 'steps', the second one (at the bottom of this picture) into a deep narrow gorge.
4 August 2010
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The spectacular waterfall of Gullfoss in south-west Iceland. The river Hvítá, flowing southward, falls in two distinct 'steps', the second one into a deep narrow gorge.
4 August 2010
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Gullfoss means golden waterfall. If it were not raining, we might see a rainbow in the mist coming back up.
Iceland, March 2014
Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland (Wikipedia).
As you can see, we had full snow cover, and it snowed frequently over the weekend.