Dettifoss, Vatnajökull National Park, north east Iceland
Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in north east Iceland and it is reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in north east Iceland. The falls are 330 feet wide and have a drop of 150 feet down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. It is the largest waterfall in Iceland in terms of volume discharge.
Since the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river can not be crossed in the vicinity of Dettifoss, it is reached by 2 separate roads: a new tarmac road for the west bank (road 862 finished in 2011) and an older gravel road for the east bank (road 864). On the west bank there are no facilities and the view of the waterfall is somewhat hindered by the waterfall's spray. On the east bank there is an information panel maintained by the staff of Vatnajökull National Park and a maintained track to the best viewpoints.
Dettifoss is located on the “Diamond Circle”, a popular tourist route around Húsavík including Lake Mývatn and the Ásbyrgi canyon.
Date: 4th June 2015
Location: view from the west bank of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river
Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in north east Iceland. The falls are 330 feet wide and have a drop of 150 feet down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. It is the largest waterfall in Iceland in terms of volume discharge.
Since the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river can not be crossed in the vicinity of Dettifoss, it is reached by 2 separate roads: a new tarmac road for the west bank (road 862 finished in 2011) and an older gravel road for the east bank (road 864). On the west bank there are no facilities and the view of the waterfall is somewhat hindered by the waterfall's spray. On the east bank there is an information panel maintained by the staff of Vatnajökull National Park and a maintained track to the best viewpoints.
Dettifoss is located on the “Diamond Circle”, a popular tourist route around Húsavík including Lake Mývatn and the Ásbyrgi canyon.
Date: 4th June 2015
Location: view from the west bank of the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river
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Also in: North east Iceland
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