# Aldeyjarfoss

- **Country:** Canada
- **Height:** 20 m
- **Location:** North of Iceland
- **Number Drops:** 1
- **Photo Caption:** Aerial panorama of Aldeyjarfoss

The Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is situated in the Highlands of Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road. The river Skjálfandafljót drops here from a height of 20m. The columnar jointed basalt belongs to a 9000 years old lava field called Bárðardalshraun, hraun being the Icelandic word for lava.

![Photo of Aldeyjarfoss](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Waterfall_Aldeyjarfoss_and_Black_Basalt_Columns_-_2013.08_-_panoramio.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldeyjarfoss (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)