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Gullfoss, Iceland. We got very lucky on our first morning in Iceland with this ripper sunrise. We got here just in time as a couple of minutes later the colour had disappeared.
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Because of the waterfall’s two stages, Gullfoss should actually be thought of as two separate features. The first, shorter cascade is 11 metres (36 feet), whilst the second drop is 21 metres (69 feet). The canyon walls on both sides of the waterfall reach heights of up to 70 metres (230 feet), descending into the great Gullfossgjúfur canyon. Geologists believe that this canyon was formed by glacial outbursts at the beginning of the last age.
In the summer, approximately 140 cubic metres (459 cubic feet) of water surges down the waterfall every second, whilst in winter that number drops to around 109 cubic metres (358 cubic feet). With such energy, visitors should not be surprised to find themselves drenched by the waterfall’s mighty spray.
Gullfoss is made up of two waterfalls. The first of them, at the highest part of the falls, has a drop of about 11 meters. After this, the water meets another even larger jump: the second Gullfoss waterfall measures 20 meters, so that the totality of both is 31 meters high.
Gullfoss means “golden waterfall”, according to legend, many years ago a farmer named Gýgur lived in the area, who over the years had accumulated an enormous amount of gold. Gýgur worried about what would happen to his gold when he died. Since he couldn't stand the idea that someone could take it away from him once he was dead, he chose to keep it in a chest and throw it into the depths of the waterfall.
Gullfoss Waterfall - Hvítá River - Iceland
Gullfoss or "Golden Falls" is one of Iceland's most beautiful and without a doubt Iceland's most popular waterfall.
Gullfoss is in the river Hvítá, which has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn at Lángjökull glacier about 40km north.
Glacial water is brownish, since it carries lots of sediments that the glacial ice has carved off the earth.
To stand at Gullfoss and wallow in the beauty and the wonder of nature is an uplifting experience and everyone feels more energetic when leaving Gullfoss than when arriving.
That's the impact these unique nature sites have on us.
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Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
The wide Hvítá 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. T
he 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.*
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullfoss
Lots of rain + wind... and water spray from Gullfoss. Puh..
Gullfoss is the waterfall of the river Hvítá in the south of Iceland.
It consists of two steps, 11m and 21m high. From the second step, the water plunges into a gorge.
2.5 km long from the waterfall to the widening to the valley, depth 70 m.
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Viel Regen + Wind... und Gischt vom Gullfoss. Puh...
Der Gullfoss ist der Wasserfall des Flusses Hvítá im Süden Islands.
Er besteht aus zwei Stufen, 11m und 21 m hoch. Von der zweiten Stufe stürzt das Wasser in eine Schlucht.
2,5 km lang vom Wasserfall bis zur Verbreiterung zum Tal, Tiefe 70m.
Its name means the Golden Falls and located on the White River (Hvítá) in south central Iceland. It is often described as one of the most spectacular sights or natural wonders of the world.
Gullfoss, or Golden Falls in Iceland. Total drop is 32m, included the car park area in this one to show the scale.
Another day, another ‘foss’. Gullfoss located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
A welcome aspect of viewing this raging grandeur is that visitors can approach close enough to get their feet wet - there’s no palisade fencing installed by the health and safety experts who normally look after us in these situations.
Iceland. May 2016. © David Hill
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.
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.
I walked down above the gorge below Gullfoss, away from the crowds, and the autumn colours were stunning.
Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland.
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.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. Together with Þingvellir and the geysers of Haukadalur, Gullfoss forms part of the Golden Circle, a popular day excursion for tourists in Iceland. But when this was taken I was the only one there.
La cascada de Gullfoss fue de propiedad privada hasta mediado el siglo XX y se especuló con la posibilidad de aprovechar la caída de agua para producir energía eléctrica. La falta de capitales obligó a abandonar la idea. Esta paradoja, se hace presente en 2012 cuando la crisis financiera ha hecho que ciertos islandeses, desde una perspectiva utilitarista pero pensando sólo en el corto plazo crean que el futuro de Islandia es la producción de aluminio. Para ello serían necesarias varía centrales hidroeléctricas nuevas y la modificación de un paisaje, que como vemos es el principal atractivo turístico de Islandia. Lo que está claro es que no se puede combinar un modelo de industria pesada, con un modelo de turismo sostenible y ejemplar.
La cascada de Gullfoss se divide en dos partes, la segunda cascada es oblicua a la primera y lanza las aguas del río Hvítá hacía la zona por la que llegamos. Esto hace que las perdamos de vista y la sensación sea que se internan en la tierra, buscando tal vez a los exploradores imaginados por Julio Verne. El salto de agua es de 32 metros en un estrecho acantilado natural de unos 70 metros, lo que concentra el caudal y provoca un ruido ensordecedor. El cañón por el que el río discurre se extiende durante dos kilómetros y medio, aprovechando y ampliando a través de los milenios antiguas fisuras de lava. Hoy la profundidad de este cañón natural llega a ser de 70 metros en algunos lugares.
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls") is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
The 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 141 cubic metres (5,000 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.