Aldeyjarfoss
Sign in to saveThe 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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- North of Iceland
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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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