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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selfoss (waterfall) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.