Land of fire and ice

Goðafoss is one of the hundreds of show-stopping waterfalls Iceland is blessed with. And though it isn’t the island's highest waterfall—that would be Morsarfoss at over 240 meters —or most powerful (the thundering Dettifoss), Goðafoss, has, within its swirling waters, its own story to tell.
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