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Waterfalls of Suðvesturland og Suðurland (The Southwest and The South)

Strokkur in the Geysir thermal area


Most of the Suðvesturland og Suðurland waterfalls can be found within a reasonable day trip from the capital city of Reykjavík, where most of Iceland's roughly 300,000 people live. This makes such waterfalls very popular tourist attractions. One such falls, called
Gullfoss, is one of the three main attractions on the popular Golden Circle Tour, which also takes in the site of the original geyser (which led to the popular usage of the word) called Geysir as well as the country's most important historical site at Þingvellir. Moreover, the region also has Iceland's tallest waterfall in Glymur, the country's most accessible waterfall in Skógafoss, and a large waterfall that you can walk behind in Seljalandsfoss.

In addition to waterfalls, the South of Iceland tends to be inundated with tourists from around the world as many of the country's natural attractions are concentrated in the wet and misty south. For example, there's the glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón, the wide black-sanded glacially scoured plains before the largest icefield (Vatnajökull) outside the Arctic Circle, the Saga Trail, the narrow glacially carved alpine area of Þorsmork, the giant pair of sea arches at the southern tip known as Dyrhólaey, etc. With such a plethora of world class natural features, the possibilities are numerous, and it's no wonder why this area is so well-visited.



WATERFALLS

Click on one of the waterfalls below to read more about it.

Gullfoss

Gullfoss
Glymur

Glymur
Skógafoss

Skógafoss
Seljalandsfoss

Seljalandsfoss
Gljúfurárfoss

Gljúfurárfoss
Svartifoss

Svartifoss
The falls I called foss 7 on the Skógá River

Waterfalls on the Skógá River
The Faxi Waterfall

Faxi
Öxarárfoss

Öxarárfoss
Ægissufoss

Ægissufoss
Arbæjarfoss

Arbæjarfoss
Sjávarfoss

Sjávarfoss
Þórufoss

Þórufoss
Tröllafoss

Tröllafoss
Gluggafoss

Gluggafoss
Kvernufoss

Kvernufoss
Hundafoss

Hundafoss
Magnúsarfoss

Magnúsarfoss
Þjófafoss

Þjófafoss
Foss á Siðu

Foss á Siðu
Stjórnarfoss

Stjórnarfoss
A dry Systrafoss

Systrafoss
A waterfall by the Hliðarendi farm

Saga Trail Waterfalls
Waterfall by Paradishellir

Southern Ring Road Waterfalls





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