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[[File:20081129 HRAUNFOSSAR 1116.JPG|thumb|Hraunfossar in snow and ice]] |
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'''Hraunfossar''' ([[Borgarfjörður]], western [[Iceland]]) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets |
'''Hraunfossar''' ({{IPA|is|ˈr̥œynˌfɔsːar̥|audio=Hraunfossar pronunciation.ogg}}; in [[Borgarfjörður]], western [[Iceland]]) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the [[Hallmundarhraun]], a [[lava]] field which flowed from an [[eruption]] of one of the [[volcano]]es lying under the [[glacier]] [[Langjökull]]. The waterfalls pour into [[Hvítá (Borgarfjörður)]], from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. The name comes from the Icelandic word for ''lava'' (''hraun'') and the word for ''waterfalls'' (''fossar'').<ref name="patel">{{cite journal |last1=Patel |first1=Samir S. |date=May–Jun 2017 |title=Blackner's Cave |url=http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=19a93b4d-879b-4e55-834d-d494bdc670a7%40sessionmgr101 |journal=Archaeology |volume=70 |issue=3 |page=36 |issn=0003-8113 |postscript=none |accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref> The Hraunfossar are situated near [[Húsafell]] and [[Reykholt, Western Iceland|Reykholt]] and the [[Víðgelmir]] lava tube is close by. |
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Literally a stone's throw upstream from Hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called [[Barnafoss]]. Its name, the ''waterfall of the children'', comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. Afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed. |
Literally a stone's throw upstream from Hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called [[Barnafoss]]. Its name, the ''waterfall of the children'', comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. Afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{commons category|Hraunfossar}} |
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* [[Waterfalls of Iceland]] |
* [[Waterfalls of Iceland]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Hraunfossar}} |
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*[http://www.icelandphotoblog.com/index.php?x=browse&tag=Hraunfossar Great photographs from Hraunfossar] |
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*[http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/vesturland/hraunfossar/forsida_hraunfossar1.htm Hraunfossar - Photo gallery from islandsmyndir.is] |
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*[http://www.husafell.is/ensku_sidurnar/e_nagrenni/e_hraunfossar/e_hraunfossar.htm Information] |
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*[http://www.husafell.is/ensku_sidurnar/e_nagrenni/e_hraunfossar/e_hraunfossar_2.htm Photos] |
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*[http://www.eldey.de/English/gallery/gallery5/gallery5.html Photos of Hraunfossar and West Iceland] |
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===Barnafoss=== |
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{{Waterfalls of Iceland}} |
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| Location | West of Iceland |
| Average flow rate | 500 m³/s |
Hraunfossar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥œynˌfɔsːar̥] ⓘ; in Borgarfjörður, western Iceland) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull. The waterfalls pour into Hvítá (Borgarfjörður), from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. The name comes from the Icelandic word for lava (hraun) and the word for waterfalls (fossar).[1] The Hraunfossar are situated near Húsafell and Reykholt and the Víðgelmir lava tube is close by.
Literally a stone's throw upstream from Hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called Barnafoss. Its name, the waterfall of the children, comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. Afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Patel, Samir S. (May–Jun 2017). "Blackner's Cave". Archaeology. 70 (3): 36. ISSN 0003-8113. Retrieved 9 July 2017
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