The Morsárfoss Waterfall , Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall, Aurora Borealis

 

 

One of the most elegant waterfalls in Iceland is

Svartifoss - the Black waterfall - the Pearl of Skaftafell.

 

 

 

Svartifoss Waterfall - South Iceland

 

 

 

 Svartifoss (Black Falls). Ice-cold meltwater from Svínafellsjökull glacier feeds the famous Svartifoss waterfall. The waterfall tumbles down 20 metres (80 ft) over a cliff, which is bordered on both sides by tall black basalt columns. It resembles pipes of a giant organ, which is where the waterfall gets its name.

 

 

 

 

스바르티포스 폭포는 아이슬란드 남동부에 위치한 바트나예퀴들 국립공원(Vatnajökull National Park)

내에 있는 아름다운 폭포입니다.

이 폭포는 독특한 주상절리 형성으로 유명합니다.

스바르티포스는 '검은 폭포'라는 뜻으로, 검은색의 주상절리 기둥들이 폭포를 둘러싸고 있어 매우 인상적입니다.

 

 

The green and lush Skaftafell appears nestled between massive white glacier tongues on both sides.

 

Prominent in this area is also the massive glacial icefall Öræfajökull.

It is Iceland’s tallest mountain at 2,110 meters (6,922 ft) – the highest summit of which is called Hvannadalshnúkur.

 

Glaciers dominate this area

This subglacial volcano is Iceland’s biggest active volcano and reputedly Europe’s second-biggest of its type right after Mt. Etna on Sicily.

 

Svartifoss waterfall

The Pearl of Skaftafell, Svartifoss waterfall, is hidden away in the national park.

 

 the Black waterfall or Black Falls.

Svartifoss waterfall

 The Black waterfall or Black Falls.

Svartifoss waterfall look like pipe organs – nature’s work of art.

The hexagonal basalt columns are not totally black, they have many different colors, but some of them have got a black hue.

 

Basalt columns at Skaftafell

Iceland’s State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson is believed to have been inspired by the hexagonal basalt columns when he designed the ceiling in the National Theater of Iceland.

 

 

Morsarfoss Skaftafell National Park,

East Region (Austurland), Iceland

 

 

Morsarfoss (Morsárfoss) was proclaimed to be the newest and latest tallest waterfall in Iceland at 228m tall, which would dethrone Glymur, which previously held that distinction at 196m.

 

Morsárfoss Waterfall in Iceland

 

Morsárfoss is a stunning waterfall that ‌you can only take in completely from afar. The Morsárfoss Waterfall in Iceland is Iceland’s tallest waterfall, with a drop of 228 meters (748 feet). There are several waterfalls in the area on the glacier. That is why some people argue ‌it is more accurate to call it Morsárfossar,

 

 

 

Morsárfoss

 

Height: 787 ft (240 m)

The tallest waterfall in Iceland is Morsárfoss. It is a relatively new waterfall revealed due to melting ice and officially claimed the title of “tallest waterfall” in 2011.

 

 

 Kirkjufellsfoss (Snaefellsnes)

 one of the most beautiful spots on the Snaefellsnes peninsula

 

 

 Seljalandsfoss (near Vík)

 you can walk behind the water curtain.

 

 

 

Jökulsárlón, Iceland

 

Jökulsárlón, Iceland

 

 북반구에서 발생한 오로라( Aurora) 를 북극의 빛(Northern Lights) 혹은 오로라 보레알리스(Aurora Borealis)라고 부르는데, 

이는 로마 신화에 나오는 새벽의 여신 ‘아우로라’와 그리스어로 '북풍'을 의미하는 보레아스(Boreas)를 합친 단어이다.

 

Iceland

 

 

Kirkjufell, Iceland

 

 

Aurora Borealis: One of Iceland's Top Attractions

 

The Northern Lights are an unusual and unique phenomenon.

The Icelandic weather is not very favorable nor mild; we have constant rain and severe winds.

Therefore we got the hypnotizing northern lights as a reward and compensation.

 

The most well known Icelandic mountain with the aurora borealis in the sky is

the Kirkjufell mountain on the Snaefellsnes peninsula.