Gullfoss Waterfall
by Maria Coulson
Title
Gullfoss Waterfall
Artist
Maria Coulson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland. The wide Hvt rushes southward. About a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, extends perpendicular to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m/s in the summertime and 80 m/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m/s. As one first approaches the falls, the crevice is obscured from view, so that it appears that a mighty river simply vanishes into the earth. During the first half of the 20th century and some years into the late 20th century, there was much speculation about using Gullfoss to generate electricity. During this period, the waterfall was rented indirectly by its owners, Tmas Tmasson and Halldr Halldrsson, to foreign investors. However, the investors' attempts were unsuccessful, partly due to lack of money. The waterfall was later sold to the state of Iceland, and now the waterfall is protected.
Sigrur Tmasdttir, the daughter of Tmas Tmasson was determined to preserve the waterfall's condition and even threatened to throw herself into the waterfall. Although it is widely believed, the very popular story that Sigrur did save the waterfall from use is not true.
Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.
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February 22nd, 2015
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