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  2. Svartifoss - Wikipedia

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    Svartifoss (Icelandic for "black waterfall", Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvar̥tɪˌfɔsː] ⓘ) is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.

  3. List of waterfalls in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland Gullfoss, in Southern Iceland. Iceland is well suited for waterfalls (Icelandic: s. foss, pl. fossar). This Nordic island country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which separates North America and Europe near where the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet. Frequent rain and snow impact its near-Arctic location.

  4. Skaftafell - Wikipedia

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    Skaftafell (Icelandic: [ˈskaftaˌfɛtl̥] ⓘ) is a preservation area in Öræfi, southeast Iceland.It was once a major farm, later being named a national park. Originally known as Skaftafell National Park, it was subsequently joined together with other nearby regions to form the larger Vatnajökull National Park.

  5. List of places with columnar jointed volcanics - Wikipedia

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    Basalt columns seen on Porto Santo Island, Portugal. Columnar jointing of volcanic rocks exists in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.

  6. Skógafoss - Wikipedia

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    Skógafoss (pronounced [ˈskouː(ɣ)aˌfɔsː] ⓘ) is a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliff marking the former coastline. After the coastline had receded (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border ...

  7. Category:Waterfalls of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    العربية; Asturianu; تۆرکجه; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Bosanski; Català; Cebuano; Čeština

  8. Dettifoss - Wikipedia

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    Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The sediment-rich runoff colours the water a greyish white.

  9. Guðjón Samúelsson - Wikipedia

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    Guðjón's design of Hallgrímskirkja was, for instance, inspired by basalt columns, such as those at Svartifoss. [5] Guðjón characterized his design of the main-building of the University of Iceland as a distinct and new Icelandic style that he believed would contribute to the revival of the Icelandic Commonwealth.

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