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词条 List of waterfalls of Iceland
释义

  1. North

  2. South

  3. West

  4. Westfjords

  5. East

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

Iceland is unusually suited for waterfalls. This island country has a north Atlantic climate that produces frequent rain and 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.

North

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

South

  • Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tungufljót river
  • Gljúfrafoss
  • Gjáin has many small waterfalls
  • Gullfoss (Golden Falls)
  • Háifoss (High Falls)
  • Hjálparfoss
  • Merkjárfoss
  • Ófærufoss used to be noted for the impressive natural bridge which stood above the falls, but it collapsed in 1993.
  • Seljalandsfoss
  • Skógafoss (Forest Falls)
  • Svartifoss (Black Falls) is one of the many waterfalls of Skaftafell National Park
  • Systrafoss, in Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  • Þjófafoss on the Merkurhraun lava fields
  • Öxarárfoss, at Þingvellir National Park
  • Fagrifoss, near Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  • Morsárfoss, 228m waterfall formed from the retreat of Morsárjökull that is now Iceland's tallest.[1]
  • Urriðafoss

West

  • Barnafossar (the Children's Falls) in Hvítá river
  • Glymur in the Hvalfjörður area. At 198m, it was long regarded as the tallest waterfall in Iceland until being surpassed with a new falls by Morsárjökull in 2011.
  • Hraunfossar (the Lava Falls) in birchwoods, a stone's throw from Barnafoss.

Westfjords

  • Dynjandi, sometimes called Fjallfoss.

East

  • Hengifoss
  • Litlanesfoss Surrounded by columnar basalt, it is on the way up to Hengifoss
  • Fardagafoss By Egilsstaðir
  • Gufufoss ("Steam falls") In Seyðisfjörður
  • Klifbrekkufossar In Mjóifjörður. A beautiful row of waterfalls

See also

  • List of waterfalls

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/iceland%E2%80%99s-tallest-waterfall-be-named/|title=Iceland’s Tallest Waterfall to be Named}}

External links

  • [https://www.sciencewanders.com/icelands-best-waterfalls/ Iceland's Best Waterfalls]
  • Iceland Waterfalls
  • Photo of Hangifoss
  • Photo of Goðafoss
  • Photos of Waterfalls in Iceland
  • Photos of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland
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