List of waterfalls in 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. Large glaciers exist throughout the country whose summer melts feed many rivers. As a result, it is home to a number of large and powerful waterfalls. It is estimated that there are more than 10.000 waterfalls in Iceland.

North

 * Dettifoss is the most powerful waterfall in Iceland.
 * Gljúfursárfoss
 * Selfoss
 * Hafragilsfoss
 * Goðafoss
 * Aldeyjarfoss

South

 * Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tungufljót river
 * Foss á Síðu
 * Gluggafoss
 * Gljúfrafoss
 * Gjáin has many small waterfalls
 * Gullfoss (Golden Falls)
 * Háifoss (High Falls)
 * Hjálparfoss
 * Merkjárfoss
 * Ófærufoss used to be noted for the natural bridge which stood above the falls, but it collapsed in 1993.
 * Seljalandsfoss
 * Skógafoss (Forest Falls)
 * Svartifoss (Black Falls) is one of the many waterfalls of Skaftafell National Park
 * Systrafoss, in Kirkjubæjarklaustur
 * Þjófafoss on the Merkurhraun lava fields
 * Öxarárfoss, at Þingvellir National Park
 * Fagrifoss, near Kirkjubæjarklaustur
 * Morsárfoss, 228m waterfall formed from the retreat of Morsárjökull that is now Iceland's tallest.
 * Urriðafoss

West

 * Álafoss
 * Barnafossar (the Children's Falls) in Hvítá river
 * Glymur in the Hvalfjörður area. At 198m, it was long regarded as the tallest waterfall in Iceland until being surpassed with a new falls by Morsárjökull in 2011.
 * Hraunfossar (the Lava Falls) in birchwoods, a stone's throw from Barnafoss.

Westfjords

 * Dynjandi, sometimes called Fjallfoss.

East

 * Hengifoss
 * Litlanesfoss, surrounded by columnar basalt, it is on the way up to Hengifoss
 * Fardagafoss near Egilsstaðir
 * Gufufoss ("Steam falls") In Seyðisfjörður
 * Klifbrekkufossar in Mjóifjörður. A beautiful row of waterfalls