Hengifoss Waterfall

Egilsstaðir, Iceland

Hengifoss Waterfall, Egilsstaðir, Iceland

Hengifoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiɲcɪˌfɔsː] ) is the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters. It is located in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalshreppur, East Iceland.

Hengifoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiɲcɪˌfɔsː] ) is the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters. It is located in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalshreppur, East Iceland. It is surrounded by basaltic strata with thin, red layers of clay between the basaltic layers. Fossilized trunks of coniferous trees, sensitive to cold, and lignite, which depict warmer climates during the latter part of Tertiary.

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