![]() Though the Jökulsá á Fjöllum is (apparently) on average only the third largest river by volume in Iceland, because of the width of the falls, Selfoss ranks among the most powerful waterfalls in Iceland and certainly can be compared favorably to many of the larger waterfalls in mainland Europe as well - though it is nowhere close to as powerful as Dettifoss, found just downstream. Because of the large volume of water involved, the river pours across a huge expanse of the bedrock, causing the crest of the falls to stretch to well over 1,200 feet in length - likely making Selfoss the widest waterfall in Iceland (or if not then certainly among the top 5). The river has carved a narrow notch in the basalt formations to form a long, narrow horseshoe shaped canyon where it plunges 44-feet in a furious roar. At the falls the river transitions from a broad, desolate volcanic plain to a rugged canyon carved in expansive columnar basalt. ![]() ![]() Selfoss is the first waterfall in the Jökulsá á Fjöllum (River) as it begins its descent down the massive Jokulsargljufur. This waterfall has been surveyed in person by the World Waterfall Database.
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