Today's Thing: Waterfall

February 10th 2025

Dettifoss

Person standing next to massive Dettifoss waterfall

About

Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is the second most powerful waterfall in Europe after the Rhine Falls. The falls are 100 metres wide and have a drop of 44 metres. It is fed by the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull.