Seljalandsfoss
Template:Short description Template:Infobox waterfall Seljalandsfoss ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a waterfall in Iceland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The waterfall drops Template:Convert and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ControversyEdit
Plans to build an Template:Convert, Template:Convert information centre near the waterfall provoked controversy in Iceland in May 2017.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> Opponents of the plans argued that the building would spoil the view of the waterfall and interrupt the natural look of the area.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
In popular cultureEdit
Seljalandsfoss was a waypoint during the first leg of The Amazing Race 6.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Seljalandsfoss was featured in the movie CKY2K along with music from Björk Guðmundsdóttir.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A scene from the 1990 movie The Juniper Tree has Björk's character walk behind the waterfall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The official music video of "I'll Show You" by Justin Bieber features glacial lagoons and rivers in South Iceland, including Seljalandsfoss.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The first episode of season three of Star Trek: Discovery "That Hope Is You, Part 1" featured a brief scene at the waterfall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GalleryEdit
- Premises of Seljalandsfoss 25.jpg
Front Face of the Waterfalls
- Icland Seljalandsfoss Luftbild Sept 2019 1.jpg
Seljalandsfoss aerial view
- Seljalandfoss at night.jpg
Seljalandsfoss at night
- Seljalandsfoss, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 201-203 HDR.JPG
Seljalandsfoss seen from behind