Gullfoss seen from above, the Hvítá river dropping in two stages into its gorge, with a rainbow in the spray and a footpath along the green slope.

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Gullfoss

Gullfoss is a waterfall on the Hvítá river, where the river runs down a wide three-step staircase and then plunges in two stages, of 11 and 21 metres, into a gorge about 2.5 kilometres long. Sigríður Tómasdóttir, daughter of a co-owner, campaigned against plans to harness the falls for power; they became a protected site in 1979.

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