Jökulsá á Fjöllum

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Jökulsá á Fjöllum is one of Iceland’s largest glacial rivers, known for flowing north from the Vatnajökull region through dramatic canyons and feeding the powerful Dettifoss waterfall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial river ⓘ
river in Iceland ⓘ
associatedWith Jökulsárgljúfur National Park (former) ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
emptiesInto Greenland Sea ⓘ
erosionalFeature deep canyon walls ⓘ
feeds Dettifoss ⓘ
linked to: Dettifoss waterfall
flowsDirection north ⓘ
flowsFrom Vatnajökull region ⓘ
linked to: Öræfi region
flowsThrough Jökulsárgljúfur canyon ⓘ
Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
Ásbyrgi area ⓘ
formsWaterfall Dettifoss ⓘ
linked to: Dettifoss waterfall

Hafragilsfoss ⓘ
Selfoss (waterfall) ⓘ
linked to: Selfoss waterfall
geologicalOrigin volcanic and glacial activity ⓘ
hasFlowRegime seasonally variable discharge ⓘ
hasHydrologicalType glacial meltwater river ⓘ
hasIcelandicNameMeaning Glacial river in the mountains ⓘ
hasMajorWaterfall Dettifoss ⓘ
linked to: Dettifoss waterfall

Hafragilsfoss ⓘ
Selfoss (waterfall) ⓘ
linked to: Selfoss waterfall
hasScenicReputation one of Iceland’s most dramatic river canyons ⓘ
hasValley Jökulsárgljúfur ⓘ
influencedBy glacial melt rates ⓘ
volcanic activity under Vatnajökull ⓘ
knownFor dramatic canyons ⓘ
powerful waterfalls ⓘ
languageOfName Icelandic ⓘ
length approximately 206 km ⓘ
locatedIn Northeastern Iceland ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Vatnajökull National Park ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Iceland ⓘ
mouth Greenland Sea ⓘ
notableFeature one of Iceland’s largest glacial rivers ⓘ
partOf Vatnajökull National Park landscape ⓘ
region Northeast Iceland ⓘ
riverSystem Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system ⓘ
source Vatnajökull glacier ⓘ
linked to: Vatnajökull
sourceRegion Vatnajökull ⓘ
tourismAttractionFor hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
waterfall viewing ⓘ
waterSource Vatnajökull ice cap ⓘ
glacial meltwater ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vatnajökull ice cap → isSourceOfRiver → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
Dettifoss → locatedOnRiver → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Dettifoss waterfall
Dettifoss → partOfRiverSystem → Jökulsá á Fjöllum river system ⓘ
subject linked to: Dettifoss waterfall
linked to: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Kverkfjöll → drainsInto → Jökulsá á Fjöllum river ⓘ
subject linked to: Kverkfjöll mountain range
linked to: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jökulsárgljúfur canyon → locatedOnRiver → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
Selfoss (waterfall) → river → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Selfoss waterfall
Selfoss (waterfall) → locatedOn → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Selfoss waterfall
Selfoss (waterfall) → watercourse → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Selfoss waterfall
Hafragilsfoss → locatedOnRiver → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Hafragilsfoss waterfall
Hafragilsfoss → watercourse → Jökulsá á Fjöllum ⓘ
subject linked to: Hafragilsfoss waterfall
Hafragilsfoss → locatedUpstreamOf → Selfoss (on Jökulsá á Fjöllum) ⓘ
subject linked to: Hafragilsfoss waterfall
linked to: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Hafragilsfoss → riverMouth → Jökulsá á Fjöllum flows to Öxarfjörður bay ⓘ
subject linked to: Hafragilsfoss waterfall
linked to: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Kverkfjöll → drainage → Jökulsá á Fjöllum river basin ⓘ
linked to: Jökulsá á Fjöllum