Blue Nature

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  Shanmugam Sriraman, India

The Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is situated in the north of Iceland at the northern part of the
Sprengisandur Highland Road which means it is to be found within the Highlands of Iceland.



One of the most interesting features of the waterfall is the contrast between the black
basalt columns and the white waters of the fall. In this, it is similar to the much
smaller Icelandic waterfall Svartifoss in Skaftafell.



The river Skjálfandafljót drops here from a height of 20 m. The basalt belongs to a lava
field called Frambruni or Suðurárhraun, hraun being the Icelandic designation for lava.