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Gullfoss (English: Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.

Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step staircase and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m3/s in the summertime and 80 m3/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m3/s.

As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth.

During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland. Even after it was sold, there were plans to utilize Hvítá, which would have changed the waterfall forever. This was not done, and now the waterfall is protected.

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South West Iceland

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Gullfoss er áhugaverður staður á Íslandi sem vert er að heimsækja.

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Gullfoss

Gullfoss er hluti af fjölbreyttri náttúru, menningu og afþreyingu Íslands.

Algengar spurningar

Hvar er Gullfoss?
Gullfoss er í Hvítá á Suðurlandi.
Af hverju heitir fossinn Gullfoss?
Nafnið tengist lit og úða fossins í sólarljósi.
Hversu hár er Gullfoss?
Heildarhæð fossins er um 32 metrar í tveimur þrepum.
Er Gullfoss hluti af Gullna hringnum?
Já, Gullfoss er einn helsti viðkomustaður Gullna hringsins.
Er aðgengi að Gullfossi gott?
Já, stígar og útsýnispallar gera aðgengi mjög gott.
Er Gullfoss friðaður?
Já, fossinn nýtur sérstaks verndar.

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