Detailed view of Dettifoss

Dettifoss in its entirety with a person for scale

Dettifoss is a waterfall in Jökulsárgljúfur National Park of Northeast Iceland, not far from Mývatn. It 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 falls are 100 m wide and have a drop of 44 m down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. It is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, having an average water flow of 200 m³/s.

The waterfall can only be reached by a rough road. On the west bank there are no facilities and the view on the waterfall is somewhat hindered by the waterfall's spray. On the east bank is a toilet maintained by the staff of Vatnajökull National Park (Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður), an information panel and a maintained track to the best viewpoints.

[edit] Trivia

The musical composition 'Dettifoss' (Op.57) by Jón Leifs is inspired by this waterfall.

[edit] See also

• List of waterfalls
• Waterfalls of Iceland

[edit] References

• Leffman, David; and Proctor, James (2004). The Rough Guide To Iceland, Rough Guides, 281. ISBN 1-84353-289-1.

[edit] External links

• The official website of Dettifoss
• Photos from www.islandsmyndir.is
• Dettifoss on Flickr

Coordinates: 65°49′18.91″N 16°23′17.41″W / 65.8219194°N 16.3881694°W / 65.8219194; -16.3881694

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