Öxarárfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœksarˌaurˌfɔsː] ⓘ) is a waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará over the Almannagjá [ˈalˌmanːaˌcauː].[1] The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.
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| Location | South of Iceland |
The waterfall is one of the main attractions of Þingvellir National Park and there is a path from the nearby car park leading up to it.
In culture edit
An edited photograph of the waterfall by David Carson is used as the cover of Nine Inch Nails's album The Fragile. A pixelated version is used on The Fragile: Deviations 1, an expanded instrumental version of said album.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Dowling, Ross (2010). "Emerging volcano and geothermal related tourism in Iceland". In Cooper, Malcolm; Erfurt-Cooper, Patricia J. (eds.). Volcano and Geothermal Tourism: Sustainable Geo-Resources for Leisure and Recreation. Routledge. pp. 209–20 (see p. 211).
External links edit
Media related to Öxarárfoss at Wikimedia Commons
64°15′59″N 21°07′18″W / 64.26639°N 21.12167°W
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