List of waterfalls in Iceland

Iceland is unusually suited for waterfalls (Icelandic: s. foss, pl. fossar). This island country has a north Atlantic climate that produces frequent rain and snow and a near-Arctic location that produces large glaciers, whose summer melts feed many rivers. As a result, it is home to a number of large and powerful waterfalls.

Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland
Gullfoss, in Southern Iceland

North

South

West

Westfjords

East

List of waterfalls by height
Picture Name Height Water body Region Community Coordinates Comment
Morsárfoss 227.3 m Morsá Austurland Hornafjörður 64°06′45″N 16°53′05″W Discovered in 2007, measured in 2011;
Glymur 196 m Botnsá Vesturland Hvalfjarðarsveit 64°23′28″N 21°15′02″W Considered tallest waterfall until 2011
Hengifoss 128 m[2] Hengifossá Austurland Fljótsdalur 65°05′44″N 14°53′25″W Alternative height: 110 m
Háifoss 122 m Fossá í Þjórsárdal Suðurland Skeiða- og
Gnúpverjahreppur		 64°12′29″N 19°41′16″W Neighbour of Granni
Granni 101 m Fossá í Þjórsárdal Suðurland Skeiða- og
Gnúpverjahreppur		 64°12′33″N 19°41′00″W
Neighbour of Háifoss
Dynjandi 100 m Dynjandisá Vestfirðir Vesturbyggð 65°43′57″N 23°11′56″W Alternative name: Fjallfoss
Tallest waterfall of the Westfjords
Rjúkandi 093 m Ysta-Rjúkandi Austurland Fljótsdalshérað 65°20′05″N 15°04′55″W
between Egilsstaðir and Mývatn
Foss á Síðu 082 m Fossá Suðurland Skaftárhreppur 63°51′21″N 17°52′12″W close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Bjarnafoss 080 m Bjarnaá Vesturland Snæfellsbær 64°50′54″N 23°24′12″W
Fagrifoss 080 m Geirlandsá Suðurland Skaftárhreppur 63°52′01″N 18°15′00″W in Vatnajökull National Park
Skiptárfoss 080 m Skiptá Vestfirðir Reykhólahreppur
Vesturbyggð		 65°36′22″N 22°55′31″W
Þórðarfoss 080 m Þórðara Suðurland Rangárþing eystra 63°43′19″N 19°53′55″W close to Merkjárfoss
Grundarfoss 070 m Grundará Vesturland Grundarfjörður 64°54′32″N 23°13′21″W at Snæfellsnes
Systrafoss 069 m Fossá Suðurland Skaftárhreppur 63°47′09″N 18°03′35″W close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Seljalandsfoss 065 m Seljalandsá Suðurland Rangárþing eystra 63°36′56″N 19°59′16″W
Skógafoss 062 m Skógá Suðurland Rangárþing eystra 63°31′56″N 19°30′41″W
 
Írárfoss 060 m Írá Suðurland Rangárþing eystra 63°34′39″N 19°49′44″W
 

See also

References
  1. "Iceland's Tallest Waterfall to be Named".
  2. "Hengifoss (Fjotsdalsheidi)". European waterfalls. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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