Dynjandi

Dynjandi
The cascading Dynjandi waterfalls
Dynjandi is located in Iceland
Dynjandi
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LocationArnarfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
Coordinates65°43′57″N 23°11′55″W / 65.7325192°N 23.1985946°W / 65.7325192; -23.1985946[1]
TypeCataract
Total height100 metres (330 ft)
WatercourseDynjandisá

Dynjandi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtɪnjantɪ] ⓘ, also known as Fjallfoss [ˈfjatl̥ˌfɔsː]) is a waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is the largest waterfall in the Westfjords and has a total height of 100 metres (330 ft).[2][dead link‍][3][4] Below it are five other waterfalls: Háifoss, Úðafoss, Göngufoss, Hundafoss and Bæjarfoss.[5][dead link‍]

Dynjandi and other waterfalls in Dynjandisá and their surroundings were protected as natural monuments in 1981.[6]

Dynjandisheiði is a mountain pass over the falls that contains the first-built car-accessible road to Ísafjörður.

  1. ^ Waterfall Dynjandi, Iceland on OpenStreetMap
  2. ^ Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson; Tómas Guðbjartsson (10 September 2018). "Dynjandi og Drynjandi - annar frægur, hinn í hættu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dynjandi". World of Waterfalls.
  4. ^ Páll Stefánsson (9 February 2021). "Dynjandi í Dynjanda". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Dynjandi í Arnarfirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 August 1992. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Dynjandi í Arnarfirði". ust.is (in Icelandic). Environment Agency of Iceland. Retrieved 4 May 2021.