Selfoss waterfall

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Selfoss waterfall is a broad, picturesque cascade on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river in northeast Iceland, located just downstream from the more famous Dettifoss.

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Selfoss (waterfall) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf waterfall
accessBy marked hiking trail
accessFrom Dettifoss parking area
approximateCoordinates 65.814°N 16.384°W
category Waterfalls of Iceland
climateZone subarctic
continent Europe
country Iceland
flowRegime glacially fed, seasonally variable discharge
formedBy glacial river erosion
frozenInWinter partly
geologicalSetting Jökulsárgljúfur canyon NERFINISHED
height approximately 10–11 metres
heightInMetres about 11
knownFor picturesque appearance
proximity to Dettifoss
languageOfName Icelandic
locatedIn Jökulsárgljúfur area NERFINISHED
Northeast Iceland NERFINISHED
Vatnajökull National Park NERFINISHED
locatedNear Dettifoss NERFINISHED
locatedOn Jökulsá á Fjöllum NERFINISHED
municipality Norðurþing NERFINISHED
nameMeaning “seal waterfall” in Icelandic
nearbyAttraction Dettifoss NERFINISHED
Hafragilsfoss NERFINISHED
notableFeature broad, semi-circular drop
contrasts with the vertical drop of Dettifoss
multiple small cascades along the rim
partOf Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system
tourist route around Dettifoss
popularFor hiking
landscape photography
sightseeing
positionRelativeToDettifoss upstream
protectedArea Vatnajökull National Park NERFINISHED
region Northeastern Region, Iceland NERFINISHED
river Jökulsá á Fjöllum NERFINISHED
safetyConsideration slippery rocks and steep canyon edges
sourceRiverOrigin Vatnajökull glacier area NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
trailDistanceFromDettifoss about 1 kilometre
viewedFrom east bank of Jökulsá á Fjöllum
west bank of Jökulsá á Fjöllum
watercourse Jökulsá á Fjöllum NERFINISHED
waterfallType cascade waterfall
horseshoe-shaped waterfall
width broad, multi-step cascade

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Vatnajökull National Park contains Selfoss waterfall