Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss
Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss is a nature reserve in Northeast, Iceland.Places of Interest
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
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, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Dettifoss”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.8182° or 65° 49′ 6″ northLongitude
-16.3747° or 16° 22′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CQ5RJ9G+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 411196899OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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