Waterfalls of Iceland

Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland

Gullfoss, in Southern Iceland

Iceland is unusually suited for waterfalls. This small island country has a north Atlantic climate that produces frequent rain or snow and a near-Arctic location that produces large glaciers, whose summer melts feed many rivers. As a result, it is home to a number of large and powerful waterfalls, including:

North

• Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
• Selfoss
• Hafragilsfoss
• Goðafoss
• Aldeyjarfoss

South

• Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tungufljót river
• Gjáin has many small waterfalls
• Gullfoss (Golden Falls)
• Háifoss (High Falls)
• Hjálparfoss
• Ófærufoss used to be noted for the impressive natural bridge which stood above the falls, but it collapsed in 1993.
• Seljalandsfoss
• Gljufrafoss
• Skógafoss (Forest Falls)
• Svartifoss (Black Falls) is one of the many waterfalls of Skaftafell National Park, It's beautifully surrounded by basalt columns.
• Systrafoss, in Kirkjubæjarklaustur
• Þjófafoss on the Merkurhraun lava fields
• Öxaráfoss, at Þingvellir National Park
• Fagrifoss, near Kirkjubæjarklaustur

West

• Barnafossar (the Children's Falls) in Hvítá river
• Glymur in the Hvalfjörður area. At 198 m it's said to be one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe.
• Hraunfossar (the Lava Falls) in birchwoods, a stone's throw from Barnafoss.

Westfjords

• Dynjandi, sometimes called Fjallfoss.

East

• Hengifoss

See also

• List of waterfalls

External links

• Group for Icelandic waterfalls at Flickr
• Photo of Hangifoss
• Photo of Goðafoss
• Photos of Waterfalls in Iceland
• Pictures Waterfalls in Iceland
• South Coast Iceland Waterfalls
• Iceland Waterfalls
• Images of Icelandic Waterfalls
• Photos of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland
• Waterfall tours, Iceland