Information about Dettifoss
Dettifoss, in the glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, flowing from the glacier Vatnajökull, is reputed to be the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
This thunderous fall has an average waterflow of 193 m3 per second. It is 100 metres (330 ft.) wide and plummets 45 metres (150 ft.) down to Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
The waterfall also found fame in the opening scene of the 2012 film Prometheus, where it stood in for some alien landscape.
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Attractions nearby Dettifoss
Jökulsárgljúfur
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Hafragilsfoss
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Hljóðaklettar
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Gjástykki
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Krafla
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Víti in Krafla
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Leirhnjúkur
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Ásbyrgi
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Hrossaborg
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Jökulsá á Fjöllum
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Námaskarð
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Mývatn Nature Baths
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Bjarnarflag
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Grjótagjá
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Mývatn
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Stóragjá
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Hverfjall
Credit: Wikimedia, Creative Commons. Photo by Tong Hverfjall is a tuff ring volcano with an incredibly impressive crater, approximately one kilo...
Hverfell
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