The waterfalls Hraunfossar of the river Hvítá (Borgarfjörður) in the west of Iceland seem to come out directly of a lava field, the Hallmundarhraun which was caused by an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull. Hence the name, hraun meaning lava in Icelandic. There are a lot of rivulets streaming out of the lava at a length of about 900 meters. The Hraunfossar are situated near Húsafell and Reykholt in the west of the island. There is more than one river called Hvítá in Iceland. ... Look up Lava, ‘A‘a, or Pāhoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Lava is molten rock that a volcano expels during an eruption. ... Eruption can refer to: Volcanic eruption The eruption of teeth through the gum Eruption (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Langjökull is after the Vatnajökull second in extension under the glaciers of Iceland (1. ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... The village Húsafell is situated in the west of Iceland not far from Reykholt in the Reykholtsdalur. ... There are two villages with this name in Iceland: Reykholtsdalur avec Deildartunguhver Reykholt (Borgarfjörður, West Iceland) The village is situated in the valley of the river Hvítá, called the Reykholtsdalur. ...

Hraunfossar

Directly beside them, there is another waterfall called Barnafoss. Its name, the waterfall of the children, comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children seem to have fallen from it into the river and died. Afterwards, the mother had the bridge destroyed. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1544x1024, 336 KB) Hraunfossar, Iceland, GNU-FDL The photo was taken by my-self in october 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1544x1024, 336 KB) Hraunfossar, Iceland, GNU-FDL The photo was taken by my-self in october 2004. ...

See also

• Waterfalls of Iceland

Gullfoss, in southern Iceland The numerous waterfalls of Iceland are part of the wonders of nature in this region. ...

External links

1) Hraunfossar:

• Hraunfossar - Photo gallery fron islandsmyndir.is
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2) Barnafoss:

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• Painting by A. Jónsson