Morsárfoss
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Morsárfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 823 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Skarðatindur, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Morsárfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmɔr̥sˌaurˌfɔsː] ) is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. 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. Morsárfoss became visible in 2007 when Morsárjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull glacier, started melting. the name is composed of -foss (old language fors i.e. Helsingfors) meaning waterfall, -ár, genetive of á (aqua) meaning river, but the stem syllable is of obscure and uncertain origin with speculations that it mey imply darkness of the river or in some maner a stoney river
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Dates from 2007.
Wikidata Q3324444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 240 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fjallsárlón · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Skarðatindur: 1.8 mi
- Miðfellstindur: 2.1 mi
- Þumall: 3.0 mi
- Háalda: 4.1 mi
- Rauðhellar: 4.3 mi
- Svartifoss: 6.5 mi
- Magnúsarfoss: 6.9 mi
- Hundafoss: 7.0 mi
- Þjófafoss: 7.1 mi
- Nafnlausifoss: 7.2 mi
- Sel: 6.9 mi
- Sel: 6.9 mi
- Sel: 6.9 mi
- Falljökull: 10.1 mi
- Núpsstaður: 23.4 mi
- Gigjukvisl Bridge Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Sandfell: 12.0 mi
- Guðlaug: 18.5 mi
- Breiðamerkursandur: 21.9 mi
- Ingólfshöfði: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Morsárfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvannadalshnúkur | SE 137° | 2,110 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sveinstindur | SE 131° | 2,059 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dyrhamar | SE 142° | 1,917 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - hátindur | SE 135° | 1,877 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindur | SE 136° | 1,861 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindur | SE 138° | 1,860 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vestari hnappur | SE 142° | 1,849 m | 12.1 mi |
| Háabunga | NW 317° | 1,745 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:19 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 02:37 | 21:47 | 23:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:09 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 11:02 | — | 15:10 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5648287897
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