List of waterfalls in Iceland explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]
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

List of waterfalls by height

Picture	Name	data-sort-type="number"	Height	Water body	Region	Community	Coordinates	Comment
	Morsárfoss	227.3 m	Morsá	Austurland	Hornafjörður	64.1124°N -16.8848°W	Discovered in 2007, measured in 2011;
	Glymur	196 m	Botnsá	Vesturland	Hvalfjarðarsveit	64.3911°N -21.2505°W	Considered tallest waterfall until 2011
	Hengifoss	128 m^[3]	Hengifossá	Austurland	Fljótsdalur	65.0957°N -14.8902°W	Alternative height: 110 m
	data-sort-value="Hazzifoss"	Háifoss	122 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Suðurland	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64.208°N -19.6877°W	Neighbour of Granni
	Granni	101 m	Fossá í Þjórsárdal	Suðurland	Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur	64.2092°N -19.6832°W	Neighbour of Háifoss
	Dynjandi	100 m	Dynjandisá	Vestfirðir	Vesturbyggð	65.7326°N -23.199°W	Alternative name: Fjallfoss Tallest waterfall of the Westfjords
	Rjúkandi	93 m	Ysta-Rjúkandi	Austurland	Fljótsdalshérað	65.3347°N -15.0821°W	between Egilsstaðir and Mývatn
	Foss á Síðu	82 m	Fossá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63.8557°N -17.8699°W	close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
	Bjarnafoss	80 m	Bjarnaá	Vesturland	Snæfellsbær	64.8482°N -23.4033°W
	Fagrifoss	80 m	Geirlandsá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63.8669°N -18.25°W	in Vatnajökull National Park
	Skiptárfoss	80 m	Skiptá	Vestfirðir	Reykhólahreppur Vesturbyggð	65.606°N -22.9253°W
	data-sort-value="Thordarfoss"	Þórðarfoss	80 m	Þórðara	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63.722°N -19.8985°W	close to Merkjárfoss
	Grundarfoss	70 m	Grundará	Vesturland	Grundarfjörður	64.9089°N -23.2224°W	at Snæfellsnes
	Systrafoss	69 m	Fossá	Suðurland	Skaftárhreppur	63.7859°N -18.0596°W	close to Kirkjubæjarklaustur
	Seljalandsfoss	65 m	Seljalandsá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63.6156°N -19.9879°W
	Skógafoss	62 m	Skógá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63.5321°N -19.5113°W
	data-sort-value="Izzrarfoss"	Írárfoss	60 m	data-sort-value="Izzra"	Írá	Suðurland	Rangárþing eystra	63.5776°N -19.829°W

References

Web site: Icelandorg . October 28, 2023 . Waterfalls in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features . October 28, 2023 . Iceland.org – Iceland Tours, Car Rentals and Information.
Web site: Iceland’s Tallest Waterfall to be Named.
Web site: Hengifoss (Fjotsdalsheidi). 2020-08-10. European waterfalls. en-US.