Stórifoss

[Rajan Parrikar]

Stórifoss.

[francois]

Very nice (both) but the river level seems very low.

[Rajan Parrikar]

Very nice (both) but the river level seems very low.

Yes, this was taken some 4 weeks ago towards the end of summer. It is a river originating from a small glacier. Following Spring the flow must get rather large (after all, the waterfall's name literally translates to Big Waterfall).

[RSL]

Lovely shots, Rajan. From the looks of the river's valley I'd guess it's been eroding the landscape for a long, long time.

[Rajan Parrikar]

Lovely shots, Rajan. From the looks of the river's valley I'd guess it's been eroding the landscape for a long, long time.

Russ, it is a glacial valley carved by retreating glaciers. The river drains into a fjord. If you hike around 20 Kms further up the valley, you get to Vatnajökull, the largest icecap (by volume) in Europe.

[francois]

Yes, this was taken some 4 weeks ago towards the end of summer. It is a river originating from a small glacier. Following Spring the flow must get rather large (after all, the waterfall's name literally translates to Big Waterfall).

Thanks for the interesting info…