Systrafoss (, "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 Kirkjubæjar Abbey (Icelandic: ''Kirkjubæjarklaustur''), in operation from 1186 until the Icelandic Reformation, was a monastery in Iceland of nuns of the Order of St. Benedict. It was located at Kirkjubæjarklaustur. Iceland had nine religious ...

Sources

* Jens Willhardt, Christine Sadler: ''Island''. 3rd edn. Michael Müller, Erlangen 2003, , p. 346f. * Borowski, Birgit (ed.): Lonely Planet Publications Ltd. Melbourne: ''Island''. 3rd German edn, Sept. 2013, , p. 285

References

External links

Systrafoss - video at Youtube
Waterfalls of Iceland {{Iceland-geo-stub

Geography

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