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{{Short description|Waterfall in Iceland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox waterfall | name = Glymur | photo = glymur.jpg | photo_caption = | location = [[Hvalfjarðarsveit]], [[Vesturland]], Iceland | type = Horsetail | map = Iceland | height = {{Convert|198|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | number_drops = 1 | flow = | coords = {{coord|64|23|45|N|21|14|28|W}} }} '''Glymur''' ({{IPA|is|ˈklɪːmʏr̥|audio=Glymur pronunciation.ogg}}) is a [[waterfall]] in [[Hvalfjarðarsveit]], [[Vesturland]], Iceland. It is the second-tallest in the country with a cascade of {{convert|198|m}}. Glymur was long regarded as the tallest until being surpassed by [[Morsárfoss]], a newly measured waterfall near Morsárjökull in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guðmundsson|first1=Janus Arn|title=Flyst hæsti foss landsins búferlum?|url=http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2011/06/15/flyst_haesti_foss_landsins_buferlum/|access-date=1 August 2015|agency=Morgunblaðið|date=2011-06-15|language=Icelandic}}</ref> It is situated at the rear end of the [[Hvalfjörður]]. Since the opening of the [[Hvalfjörður Tunnel]] under this [[fjord]], visitor numbers have dropped.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} The river [[Botnsá]] {{IPA|is|ˈpɔsːˌauː|}} runs from the [[Hvalvatn]] lake and after a short distance the water falls down alongside the Hvalfell mountain into a steep canyon. The waterfall can be accessed from a parking area at the end of the road. Hikers can view the waterfall from marked paths on the east side of the river Botnsá.
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