![]() ![]() ![]() The remaining 24 kilometers up to the parking lot at Dettifoss are paved and ploughed only twice a week in winter - so if it snowed recently, this road might be hardly passable for any regular SUV. The signed turn-off from the ring road is located approximately 26 km east of Lake Myvatn. The west rim is accessed via road #862.This waterfall can be viewed from both sides of the river: Standing right next to its edge is truly breathtaking! But be extra careful, since the wet rocks can be really slippery. It is not very high (only 11 m), but quite broad and very powerful. ![]() This month's image is dedicated to the horseshoe-shaped Selfoss of the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum flowing from the glacier Vatnajokull. Godafoss, Dettifoss (reputed to have the greatest volume of any waterfall in Europe) and Selfoss in Northern Iceland.Gullfoss, Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss in Southern Iceland and.Additionally, you will find a myriad of larger cataracts and some really powerfully dropping glacial rivers.Īmong the most famous and most visited Icelandic waterfalls ("foss") there are: There is an endless choice of smaller scenic cascades around practically every corner along with higher vertical plunges, multi-stepped and tiered falls. Iceland features so many beautiful waterfalls, that it is impossible to tell which one is the most impressive. Sunset at the edge of Selfoss in Vatnajokull National Park ![]()
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