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    Goðafoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkɔːðaˌfɔsː] ) is a waterfall in northern Iceland. It is located along the country's main ring road at the junction...
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  • SS Godafoss was an Icelandic cargo ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-300 just off Reykjanes 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) northwest of Gardur...
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    most powerful waterfall in Iceland. Gljúfursárfoss Selfoss Hafragilsfoss Goðafoss Aldeyjarfoss Faxi or Vatnsleysufoss in Tungufljót river Foss á Síðu Gluggafoss...
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    waterfalls. Skjálfandafljót possesses a number of waterfalls, including Goðafoss. Other well-known waterfalls in Skjálfandafljót include Hrafnabjargafoss...
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    cliffs, Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, as well as Mývatn lake, Dettifoss and Goðafoss waterfalls in the north are easily accessible from the Ring Road. The road...
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    powerful waterfall in Europe. Other stops include Vatnajökull National Park, Goðafoss Waterfall, Dimmuborgir (Dark Castles), Eider Falls, The Whispering Cliffs...
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    and the spill location: 2011 Golden Traded (205 tons in Skagerrak) 2011 Godafoss, Malaysia (200,000 gallons in Hvaler Islands) 2009 Full City, Panama (6...
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    large waterfall, which is now known as Waterfall of the Gods (Icelandic: Goðafoss), contrary to popular myth. The story of Þorgeir's role in the adoption...
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  • Gjáin Gljúfrafoss Glymur (196 m; previously believed tallest until 2011) Goðafoss Gullfoss Hafragilsfoss Háifoss Hengifoss Hraunfossar Morsárfoss (tallest...
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    to throw all his domestic idols into a large waterfall which was named Goðafoss or "Gods' Waterfall" after this event. [Thorgeir] lay down and spread his...
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    Circle tourist route. In its vicinity there are famous tourist attractions: Goðafoss waterfall (approx. 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west) and lake Mývatn (approx...
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    for visitors coming to the area who intend to visit Mývatn, Dettifoss, Goðafoss, or the Vatnajökull National Park. Kópasker is home to the Earth Quake...
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  • episodes. Filming locations in Iceland included the Hverfell volcano, Goðafoss waterfall, Lake Kleifarvatn, and the Blue Lagoon. The series took advantage...
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  • Kintampo waterfalls Ouzoud Falls Fukuroda Falls Jägala Falls Dettifoss Goðafoss Gullfoss Selfoss Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river...
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    transport in Iceland. List of museums in Iceland "Samgönguminjasafnið". Visit Goðafoss. Retrieved 14 September 2015. "Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli". Norðurland...
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  • 22°34′W / 64.10°N 22.56°W / 64.10; -22.56 (USCGC Alexander Hamilton) Goðafoss  Iceland 10 November 1944 A cargo ship that was torpedoed by U-300 off...
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    his companions headed west towards Akureyri, passing the large waterfall Goðafoss on the way. From Akureyri, they trekked west down the Öxnadalur (Ox Valley)...
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  • attempting to assist Shirvan a British tanker and Icelandic passenger ship "Godafoss" which had both been torpedoed and sunk by U-300. Empire Wolfe was a 2...
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  • Leyningshólavegur Villingadalsvegur Leyningshólar 883 Goðafossvegur 1 Goðafoss 884 Dimmuborgavegur 848 Dimmuborgir 885 Námaskarðsvegur 1 Hverarönd 886...
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  • The sinking of Dettifoss was a harsh blow so soon after the loss of SS Godafoss. All public activities in Iceland were cancelled on 24 February 1945. The...
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    coastal area, including the Rocknes Oil Spill, the Server Oil Spill, and the Godafoss Oil Spill. The Master and Third Officer of the ship were both charged with...
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    Scotia Fjallfoss (1919)  Iceland 1,451 Joined from Iceland on 15 November Godafoss (1921)  Iceland 1,542 Joined from Iceland on 15 November Governor John...
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    Iceland. The British steam tanker Shirvan and the Icelandic merchant vessel Godafoss were both torpedoed and sunk by U-300. In response Honningsvåg and a Royal...
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  • London. 18 November 1944. col E, p. 3. "SS Godafoss (+1944)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 11 October 2011. "Godafoss". uboat.net. Retrieved 6 August 2021. "Japanese...
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    troops. In November 1944, the shelling of the transport and passenger ship Goðafoss by a German submarine killed 24 people. In 1944, Iceland declared itself...
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  • Glenapp (1920)  United Kingdom 9,503 Gloxinia (1920)  United Kingdom 3,336 Godafoss (1921)  Iceland 1,542 HMS Godetia (K226)  Royal Navy Escort 12 Mar - 22...
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  • Shirvan setting her on fire, and when the Icelandic 1,542 GRT cargo ship Godafoss stopped, against orders, to pick up survivors from the tanker, she was...
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  • The cargo ship sprang a leak and was beached at Sutton Harbour, Devon. Godafoss  Denmark The mailboat ran aground at Straumnes, Iceland and was wrecked...
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