GoðafossGoðafoss is a fine example of a waterfall which has formed by backward erosion of a river into a large flat lava flow which, in this case, originated at the shield volcano Trölladyngja. Water of the Skjálfandafljót drops over a 12 metre high cliff into a horseshoe-shaped basin. | |||
 Standing on the western side of Goðafoss. |  Small western falls; some columnar structure can be seen in the basaltic rock. |  Goðafoss from the eastern side. |  Goðafoss with rainbow; trough-shaped glaciated valley in the background. |
| Photos 1997, Jürg Alean | |||