Islande 4 : Waterfalls of Iceland by Milouv
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Description
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide HvÃtá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m deep. The crevice, about 20 m wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.
As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth.
During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about utilizing Gullfoss to create electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tómas Tómasson and Halldór Halldórsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland. Even after it was sold, there were plans to utilize HvÃtá, which would have changed the waterfall forever. This was not done, and now the waterfall is protected.
Ceci n'est pas la cascade de Coo (Belgique)...... loin s'en faut !
(les personnes du haut de la falaise donnent un ordre de grandeur.)
Comments (16)
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, Excellent well done..
danob
Beautiful!
CavalierLady
Magnificent POV and view! Powerful waterfall, good that it is now protected.
mtc
Extraordinaire! Devant notre écran, c' est comme si on y était et on entend le vacarme. Voilà une image qui retitue bien l' ambiance de cette beauté qu' on voudrait découvrir. Bravissimo.
MrsRatbag
Stunning shot!
Corwin13
J'aimerais bien pouvoir m'y rendre d'un coup de baguette magique...
thecytron
A good photo!
Janiss
Tout à fait spectaculaire Emile... un cliché fort réussi que je m'empresse de mettre dans mon tiroir à malices!
sema_fox
!!!!
Fruit_Passion
J'ai impression que la terre c'est ouverte .. C'est impressionnant mais aussi épeurant de savoir que la nature pour ravager sans prévennir.. Bravo pour le clic
Elcet
Une image impressionnante avec une info intéressante à son sujet. Il semble que les accents des noms islandais aient quelque peu dérangé le moteur de création web de Renderosity qui les a transcrits encore plus curieusement qu'ils ne le sont en réalité.
MaraP
Perfect POV!! Fantastic image!!
lior
C'est vraiment spectaculaire!
lajasmine
Le courant est fort et méchante tranchée dans les hauteurs héhéé assez impressionnants ouff
junge1
Beautifully captured!
armoric56
impressionnant!