Dettifoss is a waterfall in Jökulsárgljúfur National Park of Northeast Iceland, not far from Mývatn. It is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from the Vatnajökull glacier and collects water from a large area in Northeast Iceland. The falls are 100 m wide and have a drop of 44 m down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. It is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, having an average water flow of 200 m3/s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dettifoss
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Nelson Campbell gave props (5 Aug 2009):
Powe and beauty well captured!
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Judy Wanamaker gave props (5 Aug 2009):
A true wonder! Breathtaking shot!
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Catherine Hadler gave props (6 Aug 2009):
the people on the left give it such a sense of scale. incredible
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Carl Kuntze gave props (6 Aug 2009):
Awe-inspiring image!
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eithne mythen gave props (8 Aug 2009):
Stunning image, you captured the scale and the tremendous power of the waterfall beautifully, superb shot...
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Rob Roy gave props (11 Aug 2009):
Fantastic waterfall image and perfect theme entry!!
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elfriede fulda gave props (20 Aug 2009):
Fabulous entry ....wow
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lowison gave props (24 Aug 2009):
So beautiful place and shot, AEvar!!
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Alice gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Wow, stunning view!
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Donald Garrett gave props (16 Sep 2009):
marvelous image! well done
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Steven Maguire gave props (17 Sep 2009):
Beautiful capture!!!!!!
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Mykola Swarnyk gave props (24 Nov 2009):
So great! Fantastic. I am jealous because of that natural places in Iceland. Perfect photo.!
