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| Location | North of Iceland |
| Total height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Watercourse | Jökulsá á Fjöllum |
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. 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]
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.
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References
- ↑ "Sunrise on the Selfoss waterfall". National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on December 17, 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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- "Selfoss". World Waterfall Database.
65°47′54″N 16°22′57″W / 65.79833°N 16.38250°W
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