Seljalandsfoss
{{Short description|Waterfall in Iceland}}
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Seljalandsfoss ({{IPA|is|ˈsɛljaˌlan(t)sˌfɔsː|audio=Seljalandsfoss pronunciation.ogg}}) is a waterfall in Iceland.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/06/seljalandsfoss_n_5078069.html |title=Iceland's Most Famous Waterfall Is Big Enough To Stand Inside, Which Is Pretty Incredible |publisher= The Huffington Post |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=3 October 2015}} Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249.{{Cite web |title=Seljalandsfoss · Þórsmerkurvegur, 861, Iceland |url=https://www.google.is/maps/place/Seljalandsfoss/@63.6159893,-19.9905834,384m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x46b389d26b602e45!8m2!3d63.6156236!4d-19.9885686?hl=en |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Seljalandsfoss · Þórsmerkurvegur, 861, Iceland |language=en}} The waterfall drops {{convert|60|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull.{{cite web |title=Seljalandsfoss Travel Guide |url=https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/seljalandsfoss |website=Guide to Iceland |access-date=12 November 2023}} Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave.{{cite web|url=http://hiticeland.com/places_and_photos_from_iceland/seljalandsfoss|title=Seljalandsfoss|website=Hit Iceland|accessdate=18 November 2017}}
Controversy
Plans to build an {{convert|8|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}}, {{convert|2000|m2|adj=on}} information centre near the waterfall provoked controversy in Iceland in May 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170508871/raudi-bragginn-gefur-mjog-svo-ranga-mynd-af-thjonustumidstodinni|title=Rauði bragginn gefur "mjög svo ranga mynd" af þjónustumiðstöðinni – Vísir|work=visir.is|access-date=2017-05-09}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/telja-ad-bygging-skyggi-a-seljalandsfoss|title=Telja að bygging skyggi á Seljalandsfoss|date=2017-05-06|work=RÚV|access-date=2017-05-09|language=en}} Opponents of the plans argued that the building would spoil the view of the waterfall and interrupt the natural look of the area.
In popular culture
Seljalandsfoss was a waypoint during the first leg of The Amazing Race 6.{{cite web|url=https://www.extremeiceland.is/en/attractions/seljalandsfoss-waterfall|title=A Complete Guide to Seljalandsfoss Waterfall|work=Extreme Iceland|last=Renyard|first=Lauren|date=16 November 2018|accessdate=7 January 2020}}
Seljalandsfoss was featured in the movie CKY2K along with music from Björk Guðmundsdóttir.{{Cite web |title=The Majestic Seljalandsfoss Waterfall in Iceland |url=https://www.gocarrental.is/blog/waterfalls/guide-to-seljalandsfoss-waterfall-in-iceland/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www.gocarrental.is |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Vietnam |date=2021-10-27 |title=To A Different World: The Wilderness Beauty of Iceland Through Vietnamese Photographer |url=https://vietnamtimes.thoidai.com.vn/to-a-different-world-the-wilderness-beauty-of-iceland-through-vietnamese-photographer-37074.html |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Vietnam Times |language=en}}
A scene from the 1990 movie The Juniper Tree has Björk's character walk behind the waterfall.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-14 |title=Review: The Juniper Tree |url=https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/review-the-juniper-tree/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Film Comment |language=en}}
The official music video of "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber features glacial lagoons and rivers in South Iceland, including Seljalandsfoss.{{cite web|last1=Hafstad|first1=Vala|title=Justin Bieber’s Video, ‘I’ll Show You’ (Iceland)|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/11/03/justin-biebers-video-ill-show-you-iceland|publisher=Iceland Review|date=3 November 2015|accessdate=21 November 2015}}
The first episode of season three of Star Trek: Discovery "That Hope Is You, Part 1" featured a brief scene at the waterfall.{{cite web|title=Star Trek: Discovery filming locations — MovieMaps|url=https://moviemaps.org/movies/3ma|access-date=17 October 2020}}
Gallery
File:Premises of Seljalandsfoss 25.jpg|Front Face of the Waterfalls
File:Icland Seljalandsfoss Luftbild Sept 2019 1.jpg|Seljalandsfoss aerial view
File:Seljalandfoss at night.jpg|Seljalandsfoss at night
Seljalandsfoss,_Suðurland,_Islandia,_2014-08-16,_DD_201-203_HDR.JPG|Seljalandsfoss seen from behind
See also
{{Commons category|Seljalandsfoss}}
References
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{{Waterfalls of Iceland}}
Category:Waterfalls of Iceland
Category:Southern Region (Iceland)
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