Overview
About Dynjandi
A staircase in the rock
Alternating layers explain the waterfall's shape. Resistant lava layers form ledges, while the river has removed softer material between them. Water therefore spreads across successive steps rather than falling over a single vertical cliff. Smaller falls continue below the main cascade. Dynjandi and the surrounding river landscape were protected in 1981 to preserve this geological sequence and its setting.
The coastal habitat below
The protected landscape includes more than the waterfall face. Thirty-five bird species have been recorded around Dynjandisvogur cove. During spring and autumn migration, red knots feed along the shore below Dynjandi while travelling between breeding grounds in Greenland or Canada and wintering areas in western Europe. The river's coastal setting therefore has ecological significance alongside its visible geological features.
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