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Öxarárfoss

Öxarárfoss
Öxarárfoss. / Diego Delso, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

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This waterfall is some 7 m tall and falls in Almannagjá gorge – a divide between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. It is possible that waterfall was diverted here artificially to provide clean water for the participants of Things – assemblies.

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GPS coordinates
64.2658 N 21.1178 W
Location, address
Europe, Iceland, Suðurland, north-east from Thingvellir, on Öxará river, falling in Almannagjá gorge
Height
Around 7 m
Drops
1
Stream
Öxará

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