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Early March, an accumulation of massive icicles bathed by spray and covered in snow.

A heavy snowstorm has just passed, and Gullfoss - the "Golden Falls" - is heavily iced. Fed by Langjökull glacier, Hvítá - "White River" - plunges 11 metres (36 ft) over rocks to a central platform area before dropping another 21m (69ft) into a chasm.
This structure was on the eastern bank of the top cascade.

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A photo of the base of a waterfall. Falling water can be seen in the top left of the image, and there is an open channel with flowing water between two impressive ice walls. On the left, a few dark rocks are visible between the frozen areas but otherwise every surface is covered. The water has solidified into long fingers of cyan icicles and the tops have a deep coating of snow.
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in reply to Mo

ChrisR
ChrisR
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Lovely as always... your text mentioned Gullfoss as Golden Falls, and I was struck with the similarity to the north England term Force for a waterfall, as in Aira Force by Ullswater. I see from its Wikipedia article that Force derives from the Old Norse fors, so I guess it IS the same word!

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