Systrafoss

Systrafoss ('sisters' waterfall') is a waterfall in Iceland, found at Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Skaftárhreppur in Suðurland area.

Systrafoss
Systrafoss close-up

Geography

The waterfall is part of the river Fossá, which runs south from its source Systravatn.[1] To the south of Systrafoss runs the glacial river Skaftá.

Name

Both the waterfall and Systravatn take their name from the sisters of the nearby Kirkjubæjar Abbey.[1]

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See also

Sources

  • Jens Willhardt, Christine Sadler: Island. 3rd edn. Michael Müller, Erlangen 2003, ISBN 3-89953-115-9, p. 346f.
  • Borowski, Birgit (ed.): Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. Melbourne: Island. 3rd German edn, Sept. 2013, ISBN 978-3-8297-2310-7, p. 285

References


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