List of waterfalls in Iceland

Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland

Gullfoss, in Southern Iceland

Iceland is well suited for waterfalls (Icelandic: s. foss, pl. fossar). This Nordic island country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which separates North America and Europe near where the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet. Frequent rain and snow impact its near-Arctic location. Large glaciers exist throughout the country whose summer melts feed many rivers. As a result, it is home to a number of large and powerful waterfalls. It is estimated that there are more than 10.000 waterfalls in Iceland.^[1]

North

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

South

• Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tungufljót river
• Foss á Síðu
• Gluggafoss
• Gljúfrafoss
• Gjáin has many small waterfalls
• Gullfoss (Golden Falls)
• Háifoss (High Falls)
• Hjálparfoss
• Merkjárfoss
• Ófærufoss used to be noted for the 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.^[2]
• Urriðafoss

West

• Álafoss
• 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 near Egilsstaðir
• Gufufoss ("Steam falls") In Seyðisfjörður
• Klifbrekkufossar in Mjóifjörður. A beautiful^{[editorializing]} row of waterfalls

List of waterfalls by height

See also

• List of waterfalls
• Iceland portal

References

1. Icelandorg (October 28, 2023). "Waterfalls in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features". Iceland.org – Iceland Tours, Car Rentals and Information. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
2. "Iceland's Tallest Waterfall to be Named".
3. "Hengifoss (Fjotsdalsheidi)". European waterfalls. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

External links

• Iceland's Best Waterfalls
• Iceland Waterfalls
• Photo of Hangifoss
• Photo of Goðafoss
• Photos of Waterfalls in Iceland
• Photos of Skogafoss waterfall, Iceland