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(Top) 1 North 2 South 3 West 4 Westfjords 5 East 6 List of waterfalls by height 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

List of waterfalls in Iceland

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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

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

South

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FaxiorVatnsleysufossinTungufljót 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

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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

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Dynjandi, sometimes called Fjallfoss.

East

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Hengifoss
Litlanesfoss, surrounded by columnar basalt, it is on the way up to Hengifoss
Fardagafoss near Egilsstaðir
Gufufoss ("Steam falls") In Seyðisfjörður
KlifbrekkufossarinMjóifjörður. A beautiful^{[editorializing]} row of waterfalls

List of waterfalls by height

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Name	Height	Water body	Region	Community	Coordinates	Comment
Morsárfoss	227.3 m	Morsá	Austurland	Hornafjörður	64°06′45″N 16°53′05″W / 64.11241°N 16.884806°W / 64.11241; -16.884806 (Morsárfoss)	Discovered in 2007, measured in 2011;
Glymur	196 m	Botnsá	Vesturland	Hvalfjarðarsveit	64°23′28″N 21°15′02″W / 64.3911°N 21.2505°W / 64.3911; -21.2505 (Glymur)	Considered tallest waterfall until 2011
Hengifoss	128 m^[3]	Hengifossá	Austurland	Fljótsdalur	65°05′44″N 14°53′25″W / 65.095693°N 14.890167°W / 65.095693; -14.890167 (Hengifoss)	Alternative height: 110 m
Háifoss	122 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Suðurland	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64°12′29″N 19°41′16″W / 64.208°N 19.6877°W / 64.208; -19.6877 (Háifoss)	Neighbour of Granni
Granni	101 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Suðurland	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64°12′33″N 19°41′00″W / 64.2092°N 19.6832°W / 64.2092; -19.6832 (Granni)	Neighbour of Háifoss
Dynjandi	100 m	Dynjandisá	Vestfirðir	Vesturbyggð	65°43′57″N 23°11′56″W / 65.7326°N 23.199°W / 65.7326; -23.199 (Dynjandi)	Alternative name: Fjallfoss Tallest waterfall of the Westfjords
Rjúkandi	093 m	Ysta-Rjúkandi	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	65°20′05″N 15°04′55″W / 65.334674°N 15.082054°W / 65.334674; -15.082054 (Rjúkandi)	between Egilsstaðir and Mývatn
Foss á Síðu	082 m	Fossá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63°51′21″N 17°52′12″W / 63.855737°N 17.869925°W / 63.855737; -17.869925 (Foss á Síðu)	close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Bjarnafoss	080 m	Bjarnaá	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64°50′54″N 23°24′12″W / 64.8482°N 23.4033°W / 64.8482; -23.4033 (Bjarnafoss)
Fagrifoss	080 m	Geirlandsá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63°52′01″N 18°15′00″W / 63.86694°N 18.2500°W / 63.86694; -18.2500 (Fagrifoss)	inVatnajökull National Park
Skiptárfoss	080 m	Skiptá	Vestfirðir	Reykhólahreppur Vesturbyggð	65°36′22″N 22°55′31″W / 65.606013°N 22.925288°W / 65.606013; -22.925288 (Skiptárfoss)
Þórðarfoss	080 m	Þórðara	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63°43′19″N 19°53′55″W / 63.7220°N 19.8985°W / 63.7220; -19.8985 (Þórðarfoss)	close to Merkjárfoss
Grundarfoss	070 m	Grundará	Vesturland	Grundarfjörður	64°54′32″N 23°13′21″W / 64.9089°N 23.2224°W / 64.9089; -23.2224 (Grundarfoss)	atSnæfellsnes
Systrafoss	069 m	Fossá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63°47′09″N 18°03′35″W / 63.7859°N 18.0596°W / 63.7859; -18.0596 (Systrafoss)	close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Seljalandsfoss	065 m	Seljalandsá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63°36′56″N 19°59′16″W / 63.6156°N 19.9879°W / 63.6156; -19.9879 (Seljalandsfoss)
Skógafoss	062 m	Skógá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63°31′56″N 19°30′41″W / 63.5321°N 19.5113°W / 63.5321; -19.5113 (Skógafoss)
Írárfoss	060 m	Írá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63°34′39″N 19°49′44″W / 63.5776°N 19.828951°W / 63.5776; -19.828951 (Írárfoss)

References

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^ Icelandorg (October 28, 2023). "Waterfalls in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features". Iceland.org – Iceland Tours, Car Rentals and Information. Retrieved October 28, 2023.