Dettifoss
Dettifoss is a scenic viewpoint in Northeast, Iceland. Dettifoss is situated nearby to the waterfall Selfoss, as well as near Hafragilsfoss.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Dettifoss
Waterfall
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the second most powerful waterfall in Europe after the Rhine Falls.
Selfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Tillea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Hafragilsfoss
Waterfall
Photo: Burras, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Hafragilsfoss is a waterfall in Iceland. The waterfall flows downstream from Dettifoss within the depths of the Jökulságljúfur canyon. This waterfall is also on the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, making it a powerful waterfall.
Dettifoss
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: no
- Category: tourism
- Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.81705° or 65° 49′ 1″ northLongitude
-16.38398° or 16° 23′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CQ5RJ88+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 418320618OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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- Korean: “데티포스”
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