Hraunfossar

Photographer: Cesar Cantu 
Summary Authors: Cesar Cantu; Jackie Phillips

Hraunfossar is a spectacular 3,000 ft (900 m) wide waterfall in western Iceland. The falls are part of the Hallmundarhraun lava field that originated over 1,000 years ago and now lie under the Langjokull glacier, the second largest icecap in Iceland. Underground streams from glacial melt emerge at the falls. The waterfall was designated as a national monument in 1987. Photo taken on October 19, 2014.

Photo Details: Camera: Canon EOS 6D; Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM; Focal Length: 38mm; Aperture: f/11.0; Exposure Time: 0.125 s (1/8); ISO equiv: 400; Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows).  

• Hraunfossar, Iceland Coordinates: 64.701944, -20.978056
• Related Links
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• Student Links
  • The Life of the Land, Flowing Underground
  • Iceland Lavas Lab
• Earth Observatory
  • Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field

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