Smoking Falls

Rjúkandafoss creates curtains of mist in the highland wilderness

Rjúkandafoss, meaning 'Smoking Falls,' earns its name from the dense mist that rises from its cascading waters, creating an almost smoke-like appearance in certain lighting conditions. Located in Iceland's highland interior, this remote waterfall represents the raw, untamed beauty of landscapes carved by glacial rivers over millennia. The falls demonstrate how Iceland's interior rivers carry enormous volumes of sediment-laden water from glacial sources to the sea.