Two Waterfalls - Iceland
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N 64° 19.532 W 020° 07.541
27W E 542265 N 7133580
Gullfoss is a magnificent waterfalls in Iceland and this sign informs us that it is actually two waterfalls in one.
Waymark Code: WMN22D
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 12/10/2014
Views: 16
The English language portion of the sign near the Falls reads:
"TWO WATERFALLS
Gullfoss consists of two waterfalls.
The height of the upper waterfall
is 11 metres and that of the lower one is
20 metres. The total height of Gullfoss is
therefore 31 metres.
The Gullfoss gorge is approximately 2.5
km in length and up to 70 metres in depth,
reflecting great glacial floods whereby the
river carved out its channel at the end of
the Ice Age. The resulting configuration of
Gullfoss relfects geological strata in the
area. Hard layers of basalt lava (dolerite)
form the edges of both waterfalls rest-
ing on softer sedimentary rock through
which the river can more easily carve a
channel. These geological layers in the
river's gorge are commonly referred to as
Gullfoss layers. They were formed
during or soon after the mid-Ice Age."
Group that erected the marker: Umhverfisstofnun
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
GullfossIceland
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