Systrafoss

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Systrafoss
Location within Iceland
Location	South of Iceland
Number of drops	2

Systrafoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪstraˌfɔsː] ^ⓘ, "sisters' waterfall") is a waterfall in Iceland, found at Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Skaftárhreppur in the Suðurland region.

Geography

The waterfall is part of the river Fossá, which runs south from its source Systravatn. 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.

See also

• List of waterfalls
• List of waterfalls of Iceland

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Systrafoss.

• Systrafoss - video at Youtube

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