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Gullfoss
Sign in to saveGullfoss ("Golden Falls"; ) is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, and is included in "Golden Circle" tours of the countryside near Reykjavík.
Key facts
- Waterfall.name
- Gullfoss
- Waterfall.photo
- Gullfoss from the Air (cropped).jpg
- Waterfall.photo_caption
- Gullfoss, Iceland
- Waterfall.location
- Southwest Iceland
- Waterfall.map
- Iceland
- Waterfall.watercourse
- Hvítá River
- Waterfall.type
- Tiered, Cataract
- Waterfall.height
- 32 m
- Waterfall.height_longest
- 21 m
- Waterfall.number_drops
- 2
- Waterfall.average_flow
- 140 m3/s
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- waterfall
- Part of
- Hvítá
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Hrunamannahreppur
- Body of water
- Hvítá
- Official website
- gullfoss.is
- Image
- GullfossOverview.jpg
- Height
- 21
- Width
- 70
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- Commons category
- Gullfoss
- Commons gallery
- Gullfoss
- discharge
- 140
- significant person
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir
- significant place
- Flúðir
Sources (2)
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Article · Português
Gullfoss (literalmente em islandês: Catarata Dourada) é uma queda de água da Islândia, situada na região de Sudurland, no sul do país, a 100 km de Reiquiavique. Tem uma altura de 32 m e uma largura de 70 m, e transporta a água do rio Hvítá, proveniente do glaciar Langjökull.Juntamente com o Parque Nacional de Thingvellir e o vale com atividade geotérmica de Haukadalur, faz parte do Círculo Dourado, um circuíto turístico com partida e chegada em Reiquiavique.
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Gallery (6)
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3 mapped locations