Waterfalls
Waterfalls
It is impossible to drive for long in Iceland without seeing waterfalls as they are almost everywhere. Some of them are must see natural wonders of the world. There are more than 10000 waterfalls in Iceland, varying in size and shape. The Icelandic climate has frequent rain and snow as well as many glaciers that melt in the summer contributing to the formation of waterfalls.
Waterfalls in Iceland
It is impossible to drive for long in Iceland without seeing waterfalls as they are almost everywhere. Some of them are must see natural wonders of the world. There are more than 10000 waterfalls in Iceland, varying in size and shape. The Icelandic climate has frequent rain and snow as well as many glaciers that melt in the summer contributing to the formation of waterfalls. The highlands of Iceland, a plateau that covers most of the landmass of Iceland and its interior, is situated 500 meters above sea level. When rain or snow falls on this plateau, it will eventually run its way towards the ocean, creating countless waterfalls on its way. Quite a few of the Icelandic waterfalls have hit the list of most beautiful waterfalls in the world at many travel webpages on the internet. The waterfalls Gullfoss, Dettifoss and Seljalandsfoss frequently hit the list of top waterfalls in the world.
According to CNN Travel edition 2017, Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland was named one of the “50 awe-inspiring natural wonders for your bucket list”.The beautiful Gullfoss waterfall is part of the famous Golden Circle route in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is close to the ring road number 1 in South Iceland and in North Iceland is Dettifoss. These are probably the three most famous and most visited waterfalls in Iceland. But there are many waterfall less known and maybe as spectacular and beautiful as those three mentioned here above. Some of them are not as accessible and are hidden gems not visited by many. To name a few of these lesser visited waterfalls ; Dynjandi in the Westfjords, Háifoss at the edge of the highland in the south, the third highest waterfall in Iceland and Hafragilsfoss in North Iceland, not far from the famous Dettifoss but missed by many.

Aldeyjafoss
Aldeyjarfoss is located in the Skjálfandafljót river in North Iceland, it is 20 metres high and tumbles through a narrow passage into a wide basin. There

Axlarfoss
Axlarfoss is located in South Iceland in the highlands north east of Mýrdalsjökull glacier not too far from the Syðri Fjallabak route. It is situated in

Bjarnarfoss
Bjarnarfoss is located on the south side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in the river Bjarná. It falls 80 metres in two tiers from basalt cliffs. The

Dettifoss
Dettifoss is in the Vatnajökul national park, North East of Iceland. Located in Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier, the biggest glacier

Dynjandi
Dynjandi is a cascade of several waterfalls in the Western Fjords. Below Dynjandi there are six more smaller waterfalls, their combined drop is 100 metres (328

Dynkur
Dynkur is located in the river Þjórsá in South Iceland. It is the longest river in Iceland located in Þjórsárdalur, about 230 km long. Dynkur is

Faxi
Faxi is located in South Iceland and is situated in the river Tungufljót, about 10 km away from Geysir geothermal area and just a few km

Flögufoss
Flögufoss is located in East Iceland about 20 km west of the small village of Breiðdalsvík. It is situated in the river Flöguá that runs in

Foss á síðu
Foss á Síðu is located on the South East Coast of Iceland. Situated in river Fossá, which flows from lake Þórutjörn, it drops 30 metres over

Gjárfoss og Gjáin
Gjárfoss and Gjáin Located in upper part of Þjórsárdalur Valley in South Iceland at the edge of the Icelandic highlands. Gjáin is a small canyon with

Gljúfrabúi winter
Glúfrabúi waterfall is located in South Iceland just few hundred meters from the better known waterfall Seljalandsfoss. It is about 40 metres high ( 130 feet

Gluggafoss/Merkjárfoss
Gluggafoss is in South Iceland, the waterfall of Merkjá River and drops 45 meters. Glugga means window, The upper half of the cliff of Gluggafoss is

Glymur
Glymur is the second highest waterfall in Iceland at 198 metres (660 feet), and drops into a deep, narrow canyon. It is located in Botnsdalur Valley

Goðafoss
Goðafoss is located in North East Iceland. This waterfall is of the river Skjálfandafljót, drops 12 metres and over a width of 30 meters. It is

Gullfoss
Gullfoss is one of the most visited natural attractions in Iceland. It is also the most iconic waterfall of Iceland. It is located in the Hvítá

Hafragilsfoss
Located in the river Jokulsar a fjollum in the north east of Iceland, a part of Jokulsargljufur, the largest canyon in Iceland. Further downstream to the north

Háifoss
Háifoss is located near the volcano Hekla in the south of Iceland. In the river Fossá, Háifoss drops from a height of 122 m. It is

Hengifoss
Hengifoss, located in Hengifossá in the North East of Iceland close to the town of Egilstaðir, is the third highest waterfall in Iceland at 128 metres

Hjálparfoss
Hjálparfoss is located in Þjórsárdalur valley in South Iceland. It is situated close to where the rivers Fossá and Þjórsá join in the lava fields north

Hraunfossar og Barnafoss
Located in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, Hraunfossar is a series of small waterfalls formed by water flowing from the Hallmundarhraun lava field into the river Hvítá. Barnafoss

Kambsfoss
Kambsfoss is a waterfal located in North West Iceland in the river Austurá in the valley Austurárdalur. It is perhaps best known for its salmon run,

Klifbrekkufossar
Klifbrekkufossar are located in Mjóifjörður on the East Coast of Iceland in the river Fjarðará. Klifbrekkufossar are made up of tiers of waterfalls that fall 90

Litlanesfoss
Litlanesfoss is located in North East Iceland next to the Lagarfljót Lake and close to the largest forest in Iceland, Hallormstaðarskógur. It is 30 meters (98

Neðrifoss
Neðrifoss Neðrifoss is located in Vopnafjörður in the North East of Iceland. It is situated in Gljúfurá and drops into a canyon with high cliffs. A

Ófærufoss
Ófærufoss is located in the river Nyðri-Ófæra in central Iceland and falls in two cascades into the Eldgjá canyon. Elgjá is a 40 km long eruptive

Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss is located in Seljalandsá in South Iceland and is one of the most iconic and most-visited waterfalls in the country. It has a drop of

Seljalandsfoss winter
Seljalandsfoss Seljalandsfoss is located in Seljalandsá in South Iceland and is one of the most iconic and most-visited waterfalls in the country. It has a drop

Sigöldufoss
Sigöldufoss is located in the highlands of South Iceland. It is next to the power station, Sigölduvirkjun. It used to be a powerful glacial waterfall in

Skógafoss
Skógafoss is located in South Iceland, on the river Skógá. It is 62 metres high (203 feet) and 15 metres wide (50 feet). It falls from

Slæðufoss í Hölkná
Slæðufoss is located in Þjórsárdalur, in the river Hölkná. It drops into Þjórsá, a few hundred meters below the waterfall, Dynkur. To get there one has

Stjórnarfoss
Stjórnarfoss is locatd in South east Iceland, approximately 2 km away from the small village, Kirkjubæjarklaustur. The waterfall is quite wide and about 10 meters high.

Svartifoss
Svartifoss is located in Skaftarfell which is part of Vatnajökull National Park in the South East of Iceland. It is fed by melt water from the

Svöðufoss
Svöðufoss is located on the north side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, close to Snæfellsnes National Park. It is a powerful, 10m high waterfall in the river

Urriðafoss
Urriðafoss is one of the major waterfalls in the river Þjórsá, the longest river in Iceland, approximately 230 km long. It is located in South Iceland

Valagil
Valagil Canyon Valagil canyon or ravine is located in Álftafjörður in the Western Fjords, near Seljalandsdalur Valley and not far from the village Súðavík. A partly

Þjófafoss
Þjófafoss is one of major waterfalls in the river Þjórsá, the longest river in Iceland. It is situated in South Iceland in the Merkurhraun lava field,