Waterfalls - Fossar outside Iceland
I have always been a bit fascinated by waterfalls, called fossar in icelandic. And therefore some names ends with foss/fossar
in icelandic, names ending with á means rivers and ending with lćkur means small river.
Here are pictures of waterfalls I have taken through the years while traveling in other countries.
Pictures are orderd alphabetically by continent and then by country name.
Information provided here as is, without any warranty. Please let me know if you notice any errors.
Photographs here are copyrighted, and can only be used for non-profit if author or origin is mentioned
like - ©Kristján Hreinsson or - ©flakkari.net.
Africa
Morocco
Birds valley Agadir
Zambesi river in Zambia & Zimbabwe
Devils cataract
Victoria falls - the Smoke that thunders. Widest waterfall in the world 1.708 m. Average waterflow 1.088 m³/sec.
"Found" by David Livingstone in 1855.
America
Niagara river in Canada & USA
Niagara river runs from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario and consists of three waterfalls together called Niagara falls.
Average flow rate 2.407 m³/s. Largest waterfall in North-America both by width and volume. Most famous and most visited waterfall.
American falls - from 21 to 30 m high and 320 m wide
Bridal veil falls - 24 m high and 17 m wide
Horseshoe falls - 51 m high and 790 m wide
USA
Shenandoah Virginia
Europe
England
River Ure
In North Yorkshire, 74 miles, 119 km, long. Joins into River Ouse.
Aysgarth falls is made up of three waterfalls
Aysgarth Upper falls
Aysgarth Middle falls
Aysgarth Lower falls
Rydal waterfall
Stock ghyll
Origin in the fells above and joins river Rothay, flows then into Windermere lake
Curtain waterfall
Stock ghyll force
France
Gorges du Tarn
Norway
Oppland
Sweden
Kukkolaforsen
Orsa
Switzerland
Altdorf
Meiringen
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