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Öxarárfoss

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Also known as Öxaráfoss, Oxarafoss, Oxararfoss

Öxarárfoss () is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá . The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.

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Waterfall.name
Öxarárfoss
Waterfall.photo
Öxarárfoss, Parque Nacional de Þingvellir, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 029.JPG
Waterfall.location
South of Iceland
Waterfall.map
Iceland

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Instance of
waterfall
Part of
Öxará
Country
Iceland
Image
Öxarárfoss, Parque Nacional de Þingvellir, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 029.JPG
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Commons category
Öxarárfoss
located in protected area
Thingvellir National Park
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Öxarárfoss () is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá . The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.

The waterfall is one of the main attractions of Þingvellir National Park and there is a path from the nearby car park leading up to it.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Öxarárfoss” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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