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22-JUL-2013 Dick Keely

Gullfoss

Southwest Iceland

Gullfoss (Golden Falls) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
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Bill Klein26-Mar-2014 22:22
Excellent image! V!
GeneWard28-Dec-2013 15:33
The rainbow really punctuates this shot
Dan26-Sep-2013 05:01
Makes me want to visit v
carlogalliani16-Sep-2013 12:07
Great shot !
J. Scott Coile22-Aug-2013 14:37
Such a beautiful country.
Martin Lamoon22-Aug-2013 08:48
Wonderful slow motion exposure. v
Buba Jafarli22-Aug-2013 06:07
Beautiful in all elements! V.
woody3422-Aug-2013 03:40
Well done.Lovely capture of the waterfall and to be there at just the right time to have the rainbow as well!!!...V
Guest 22-Aug-2013 00:52
Nicely done. Best. J
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