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The Aldeyjarfoss () waterfall is situated in the Highlands of Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road. The river Skjálfandafljót drops here from a height of 20m. The columnar jointed basalt belongs to a 9000 years old lava field called Bárðardalshraun, hraun being the Icelandic word for lava.

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Waterfall.name
Aldeyjarfoss
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Waterfall Aldeyjarfoss and Black Basalt Columns - 2013.08 - panoramio.jpg
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Aerial panorama of Aldeyjarfoss
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North of Iceland
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Iceland
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1

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The Aldeyjarfoss () waterfall is situated in the Highlands of Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road. The river Skjálfandafljót drops here from a height of 20m. The columnar jointed basalt belongs to a 9000 years old lava field called Bárðardalshraun, hraun being the Icelandic word for lava.

==See also== Waterfalls of Iceland Volcanism of Iceland List of waterfalls Geography of Iceland

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