Dettifoss, Iceland - the most powerful waterfall in Europe
Dettifoss is a waterfall found in North Iceland, by most accounts the most powerful in Europe. It is regularly visited on Diamond Circle tours and should not be missed by any visiting the region.
Dettifoss is a part of the powerful glacier river Jökulsá á Fjöllum which flows from the largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull. The thunderous falls have an average water flow of 193 cubic metres per second (6,186 cubic feet). It is 100 metres (330 feet) in width and plummets 45 metres (150 feet) down into Jökul