Selfoss (waterfall)
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Selfoss is a waterfall on the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum in the north of Iceland. The river drops over a number of waterfalls over about 30 km before flowing into Öxarfjörður, a bay of the Arctic Sea.[citation needed] The river originates as melt water from the glacier Vatnajökull and therefore the water flow varies depending on the season, the weather and volcanic activity.[1]
A few hundred meters downstream of the 11 m (36 ft)-high waterfall is Dettifoss, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Below the falls, the river passes through a gorge which is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park.
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- ^ "Sunrise on the Selfoss waterfall". National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Selfoss (waterfall) at Wikimedia Commons- "Selfoss". World Waterfall Database.
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Coordinates: 65°47′54″N 16°22′57″W / 65.79833°N 16.38250°W
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