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Dettifoss
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874-
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Dettifoss er aflmesti foss Íslands. Hann er 45 m hár og rúmlega 100 m breiður foss í Jökulsá á Fjöllum. Hann er hluti af Vatnajökulsþjóðgarði og er skilgreindur sem Náttúruvætti af Umhverfisstofnun. Nálægt honum eru tveir miklir fossar, Hafragilsfoss neðan hans, en Selfoss ofar í ánni.
Dettifoss er hluti af sýslumörkum Norður- og Suður-Þingeyjarsýslna.
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Referred to by some as ´The Beast’ in comparison to ‘The Beauty’ of Goðafoss, this monstrous behemoth of a waterfall is guaranteed to steal your breath away. Set within stark, rocky surrounds with bone-shatteringly sheer drops on either side, there couldn´t be a more fitting backdrop for such untethered natural power. It’s a truly unmissable jewel in the Diamond Circle’s crown, one you will never forget.
The name Dettifoss could be loosely translated as ‘The Collapsing Waterfall’. Officially holding the title of the most powerful waterfall in Europe, an average of 96,500 gallons of water crosses its bow every single second. Such is its force, the mist from the falls are visible from several miles away.
Straggling a 100 meter wide abyss, Dettifoss plummets 45 meters to the craggy shores below. To put this into perspective, this is about the height of the Statue of Liberty, so, pretty damn high.
Dettifoss was recently featured in the opening scene of Ridley Scott’s 2012 Aliens prequel, Prometheus. There was also a piece named after it by the Icelandic composer, Jón Leifs.
The entire Vatnajökull National Park surrounding Dettifoss has been approved as UNESCO world heritage site in 2019.
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Guðmundur Paul https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dettifoss