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Gošafoss
The Gošafoss is one of the more spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Mżvatn district of North-Central Iceland at the beginning of Sprengisandur Highland road. The water of the river Skjįlfandafljót falls from a height of 12 m over a width of 30 m.
In 1000 A.D., at the meeting of the Althing, the Icelanders voted to adopt Christianity. The wooden idols of the Norse mythology were thrown into the falls in a symbolic gesture that swept away the old religion. Thus the Godafoss literally means the Waterfall of the Gods. A window in the Cathedral of Akureyri (Akureyrarkirkja) illustrates this story.
See also: List of waterfalls, Waterfalls of Iceland
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