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Leynifoss or Nýifoss in the Highlands of Iceland from air

The waterfall Nýifoss or “New waterfall” is actually quite new.  Sometimes referred to as Leynifoss or  The Confidential Waterfall. According to geologists, the waterfall was formed in . . . All Information’s, Saga and Camera settings you will find on: https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig
The Ice is melting faster and faster. Langjökull river outlet to Hagavatn Lake - Iceland

Langjökull (Icelandic for "long glacier") is the second largest ice cap in Iceland (953 km2), after Vatnajökull. It is situated in the west of the Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be . . . All Information’s, Saga and Camera settings you will find on: https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig
The landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat at Hólmabúðir - Iceland
This is one of the invasion landing craft, vehicle that the Allies built to move their forces to France in 1944.
Late Óskar Halldórsson bought some of these landing craft, vehicle, personnel after the war and . . . All Information’s, Saga and Camera settings you will find on: https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig
Abandoned farmhouses in the twilight evening - Iceland
The farm Sjónarhóll was built the year 1929 by the couple Magnús Jónsson and Erlendsínu Helgadóttur. Beside the farm are old. . . All Information’s, Saga and Camera settings you will find on: https://www.patreon.com/RafnSig

DJI Mavic 2 Pro with Hasselblad L1D-20c with 28,0mm F2,8;
The 20MW Waterfall Leynifoss or Nýifoss in the Hihglands of Iceland

There are sad things happening to the Icelandic Landscape.
Our Government is planning to put a Dam at the top of the waterfalls outlet of Hagavatn, which produce Leynifoss/Nýifoss and Farið River.

From there they will put Pressure Pipe all the way down to the lowest point where they will place a Power Station.
The waterfall will disappear. The whole landscape will change and we will get 20MW of Electric power instead.

What do you think? - Is it worth it? ? ? ?

The river Farið comes from the Lake Hagavatn and it hosts the waterfalls Nýifoss / Leynifoss. The water in Hagavatn comes from a melting Glacier Water from Langjökull Glacier

We can say that the waterfall Nýifoss “New Waterfall” is rather new. It also have another name Leynifoss or “the Confidential Waterfall”. The waterfall was formed in 1939 when the lake Hagavatn

Canon EOS 5D MK IV; Canon EF 16-35mm f/2,8 II USM;
Kase wolverine Filters S-GND 0,6; ND16 1,2 stop


This is why I’m Documenting Iceland, before it’s too late.
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