Þjófafoss (, "thieves' waterfall"; also Thjofafoss) is located on the river
Þjórsá
Þjórsá () is Iceland's longest river at 230 kilometers (about 143 miles). It is in the south of the island.
Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of I ...
on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill
Búrfell.
A viewing point for the waterfall can be accessed by a gravel track that leads about northwest from Route 26 or by a track that leads south from Route 32 past the
hydroelectric power station
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...
Búrfellsstöð and
Hjálparfoss.
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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 ...
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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 ...
External links
More travel informationfrom enjoyiceland.is
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Waterfalls of Iceland
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