Urriðafoss

Urriðafoss

The most powerful waterfall in Iceland, with a volume of 360 m3/s. Waterfall is approximately 40 m wide and 6 m high. The front of falls is jagged and divided into smaller segments.

Þjófafoss (Þjórsá)

Þjófafoss

Impressive and beautiful waterfall on Þjórsá river. Waterfall is some 12 m tall and 52 m wide. The river below the falls has an unusual turquoise color.

Hjálparfoss

Hjálparfoss

Impressive, some 9 m tall and 27 m wide waterfall on the powerful Fossá River. The waterfall is divided by an island.

Stórihver Geothermal Area

One of hot springs in Stórihver Geothermal Area

Impressive geothermal area in the picturesque mountains north of Mýrdalsjökull glacier. The large, blue pool of Stórihver is some 15 m wide. Several boiling springs. It is possible that some springs could be geysers.

Dynkur (Búðarhálsfoss)

Enormous, 38 m high waterfall with complex structure. There are several steps but the river has cut a chasm through these steps in the northern side of the valley. Width of the waterfall is hard to measure due to this complex morphology, but the river here is around 100 m wide. An interesting feature is a hoodoo – standing rock in the middle of the falls.

Barnafoss

Barnafoss

A group of rapids and smaller waterfalls on Hvítá river. Below the falls on the right bank of the river start Hraunfossar – another very impressive waterfall.

Eyvindarhver

Eyvindarhver

Hot spring that at some periods (late 19th century) has acted as a geyser erupting up to 0.5 m high. Earlier there were placed boulders around the spring (to cook meals), now the boulders are covered with sinter and spring looks ghostly.

Bláhver

Bláhver

Unusual thermal spring – large pool with misty blue water and white rims of sinter.

Öskurhóll

Hveravellir Geothermal Field. Öskurhóll in the forefront with Bláhver behind it.

Large fumarole with an impressive sinter cone. Earlier it was very noisy and emitted frightening noises.

Rauðihver

Rauðihver in 2017

Intermittent hot spring that has bright orange, muddy sediments. In 2008 – 2009 this spring was erupting up to 1.5 m high – then it was a true geyser.