The Goðafoss is one of the more spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Mývatn district of North-Central Iceland at the beginning of Sprengisandur Highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 m over a width of 30 m. Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ... Mývatn, Vindbergjarfjall mountain on the right The lake Mývatn (Icelandic mý = midge, vatn = lake; the lake of midges) is situated in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. ... Sprengisandur means two things in Iceland: 1. ...

In 1000 A.D., at the meeting of the Althing, the Icelanders voted to adopt Christianity. The wooden idols of the Norse mythology were thrown into the falls in a symbolic gesture that swept away the old religion. Thus the Godafoss literally means the Waterfall of the Gods. A window in the Cathedral of Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja) illustrates this story. Alþingi (English: Althing) is the national parliament, or literally the General Iceland. ... City nickname: Höfuðborg Norðursins (The Capital of the North) Location in Iceland County Eyjafjarðarsýsla Constituency Northeast Area 125 km² ( 48. ...

See also: List of waterfalls, Waterfalls of Iceland List of waterfalls Africa Burkina Faso Tagbaladougou Falls Democratic Republic of the Congo Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls) Lofoi Falls Central African Republic Matakil Falls Chad Gauthiot Falls Ethiopia Blue Nile Falls Guinea Tinkisso Falls Lesotho Maletsunyane Falls Madagascar Mandraka Falls Morocco Ouzoud Falls South Africa Aughrabies Falls Tugela Falls Uganda... Gullfoss, in southern Iceland The numerous waterfalls of Iceland are part of the wonders of nature in this region. ...

External links

• Photo of Goðafoss (http://www.isafold.de/sprengisandur96/ing_godafoss.htm)