Dettifoss

Dettifoss is in Northeast, Iceland. Dettifoss is situated nearby to the waterfall Selfoss, as well as near Hafragilsfoss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dettifoss and Selfoss.

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 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: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.81706° or 65° 49′ 1″ north

Longitude

-16.38366° or 16° 23′ 1″ west

Open location code

9CQ5RJ88+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4895795018

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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