Selfoss (waterfall)
Waterfall in North of Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town of Selfoss near Reykjavík, see Selfoss (town).
Selfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛlˌfɔsː] ⓘ) 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.[citation needed] The river originates as melt water from the glacier Vatnajökull and therefore the water flow varies depending on the season, the weather and volcanic activity.[1]
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Location | North of Iceland |
Total height | 11 m (36 ft) |
Watercourse | Jökulsá á Fjöllum |
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A few hundred meters downstream of the 11 m (36 ft)-high waterfall is Dettifoss, the second-most powerful waterfall in Europe. Below the falls, the river passes through a gorge which is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park.