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Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall and Kirkjufell mountain, Iceland
Iceland aglow
Like most Icelandic landmarks, this series of short waterfalls boasts incredible beauty as well as a tongue-twister name: Kirkjufellsfoss. It's less tricky when you break it down: "Kirk" means "church", "fell" means "mountain" and "foss" means "waterfall", combining nicely to "church mountain waterfall". Between the falls and the distant Atlantic rises the church mountain itself, Kirkjufell, which pierces the sky like a cathedral spire. Though there's no official tally, Kirkjufell is considered the most photographed mountain in Iceland (of course, Kirkjufellsfoss often makes a cameo appearance). This 450-metre peak is used to being a standout, however. During the Ice Age, it was a nunatak, or glacial island—its summit remaining untouched by the encroaching ice all around it.
Iceland aglow
Like most Icelandic landmarks, this series of short waterfalls boasts incredible beauty as well as a tongue-twister name: Kirkjufellsfoss. It's less tricky when you break it down: "Kirk" means "church", "fell" means "mountain" and "foss" means "waterfall", combining nicely to "church mountain waterfall". Between the falls and the distant Atlantic rises the church mountain itself, Kirkjufell, which pierces the sky like a cathedral spire. Though there's no official tally, Kirkjufell is considered the most photographed mountain in Iceland (of course, Kirkjufellsfoss often makes a cameo appearance). This 450-metre peak is used to being a standout, however. During the Ice Age, it was a nunatak, or glacial island—its summit remaining untouched by the encroaching ice all around it.
Flowing at the foot of a famous mountain, these falls have made their way into photographs aplenty.
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