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Morsárfoss

Waterfall in Iceland

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64°06′44″N 16°53′05″W / 64.11222°N 16.88472°W / 64.11222; -16.88472Total height240 m (790 ft)Number of drops1

Morsárfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmɔr̥sˌaurˌfɔsː] ^ⓘ) is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.^[1] Measurements showed that one of the several waterfalls in the area is at least 240 metres (790 ft) in total height, making it the tallest waterfall in Iceland.^[2] Morsárfoss became visible in 2007 when Morsárjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull glacier, started melting.^[3]

References

^ "Iceland's Tallest Waterfall to be Named". Iceland Review. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^ "Fossinn í Morsárjökli er vart undir 240 metra hár". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ "Flyst hæsti foss landsins búferlum?". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2017.