Originating from the Langjkull glacier, it adorns the river canyon in Hvit and is situated at 656 ft (200 m) above sea level. Gullfoss waterfall is listed as one of the top 10 waterfalls in the world by the World of Waterfalls.
This majestic tiered waterfall is located in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland. The people believed her and listened and the powerplant at Gullfoss was never built. Gullfoss waterfall is an integral part of the Golden Circle. In those days the roads weren't paved and when she arrived after 120 kilometers her feet were bleeding and she was in very bad shape. To make her threat believeable she went barefoot on a protest march from Gullfoss to Reykjavik. Foreign investors who rented Gullfoss indirectly from the owners wanted to build a hydroelectric powerplant, which would have changed and destroyed Gullfoss forever.Īs the story goes it's thanks to Sigríður Tómasdóttir that we still can uplift ourself with the beauty of Gullfoss, because she was the one that protested so intensly against these plans by going as far to threat that she would throw herself into Gullfoss and therby kill herself. Shaking it off, we gingerly walked down a set of stairs to a pathway leading to the edge of Europe’s most powerful waterfall.
She lived at a farm nearby and loved Gullfoss as no one else.Īt this period of time much speculation about using Gullfoss to harness electricity was going on. Gullfoss Waterfall in Iceland rages with a beauty and power so stunning, we stood and watched in silence until Kia’s coat was covered in snow. Sigríður Tómasdóttir, the daughter of Tómas Tómasson who owned the waterfall in the first half of the 20th century must have felt the same. That's the impact these unique nature sites such as Gullfoss and Geysir have on us. One feels more energetic when leaving Gullfoss than when arriving. To stand at Gullfoss and wallow in the beauty and the wonder of nature is an uplifting experience. Gullfoss is called the "Golden Falls", since on a sunny day the water plunging down the three step staircase and then tumbeling in two steps down into the 32 m deep crevice truly looks golden. Glacial water is brownish, since it carries lots of sediments that the glacial ice has carved off the earth. The waterfall Gullfoss © Tobias Klose, Scuba Diving in Iceland white river lake) at Lángjökull glacier about 40km north of Gullfoss. white river), which has its origin in the glacier lake Hvítávatn (engl. The waterfall is located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. Gullfoss, the story behind Iceland's most famous waterfall Gullfoss means translated "Golden Falls" and is one of Iceland's most beautiful and without a doubt Iceland's most popular waterfall. Gullfoss waterfall is one of the highlights along the Golden Circle in Iceland.
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