Þjófafoss Explained

Þjófafoss
Coordinates:64.0569°N -19.8669°W
Map:Iceland
Location:South of Iceland

Þjófafoss (pronounced as /is/, "thieves' waterfall"; also Thjofafoss) is located on the river Þjórsá on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill Búrfell.[1] A viewing point for the waterfall can be accessed by a gravel track that leads about 4km (02miles) northwest from Route 26 or by a track that leads south from Route 32 past the hydroelectric power station Búrfellsstöð and Hjálparfoss.

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  1. Book: Jordan . Brennan T. . Iceland: The Formation and Evolution of a Young, Dynamic, Volcanic Island—A Field Trip Guide . Carley . Tamara L. . Banik . Tenley J. . 2019-07-04 . Geological Society of America . 978-0-8137-0054-0 . 40–41 . en.