The Granni () is a
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
that cascades into the Fossardalur right beside the
Háifoss.
History
These two waterfalls did not have a name until the beginning of the 19th century, but ''Nágranni'' or ''granni'' is the Icelandic word for ''neighbor'' while ''Hái'' means ''tall''. The name of the waterfall is based on the proximity to the neighbouring waterfall Háifoss, which is less than 250 meters away and fed by the same river. The river
Fossá í Þjórsárdal is divided into two arms some 750 meters upstream from the waterfalls. Granni has a height of 101 meters and less power than the 122 meters high Háifoss. Downstream at the bottom the two separate rivers converge again into the Fossa river. Both waterfalls can be seen from a sightseeing platform which is on the south side of the falls. The volcano
Hekla
Hekla (), or Hecla, is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middle Ages, the Icelandic Nor ...
is within sight in the background.
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least high, or the fa ...
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Waterfalls of Iceland
Iceland is unusually suited for waterfalls (Icelandic: s. ''foss,'' pl. ''fossar''). This island country has a north Atlantic climate that produces frequent rain and snow and a near-Arctic location that produces large glaciers, whose summer mel ...
References
Waterfalls of Iceland
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