Svartifoss (Black Fall) waterfall with its basalt columns in
Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The basalt hexagonal shaped columns were formed inside a lava flow which cooled extremely slowly which resulted in the crystallization of the rock.
Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The basalt hexagonal shaped columns were formed inside a lava flow which cooled extremely slowly which resulted in the crystallization of the rock.
Svartifoss (Black
Fall) is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland and is one of the park’s
most popular sights.
Svartifoss
is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name. Other
well-known columnar jointing formations are seen at the Giant’s Causeway in
Northern Ireland, Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, USA and on the island of Staffa in
Scotland.
The
base of this waterfall is noteworthy for its sharp rocks. New hexagonal column
sections break off faster than the falling water wears down the edges. These
basalt columns have provided inspiration for Icelandic architects, most visibly
in the Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, and also the National Theatre. [Source]
Vatnajökull National Park is one of three national parks in
Iceland. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier (the largest in Europe) and
extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously
existing at Skaftafell in the southwest and Jökulsárgljúfur in the north.
If
you’re wondering why the falling water appears that way, it’s because the image
is a long exposure photograph where the shutter was left open for 10 seconds.
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