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How tall is Skógafoss?

Skógafoss has a vertical drop of about 60 m (197 ft).

What is measured: vertical drop of the waterfall

Skógafoss (60 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Skógafoss (60 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 65% of the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 1.2× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 18% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 57% of the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 2.5× the length of a tennis court

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Facts about Skógafoss

Skógafoss plunges over a former sea cliff, marking part of Iceland’s old coastline as the land rose and the sea retreated.

Source: Visit Iceland — Skógafoss; Icelandic Tourist Board — Skógafoss

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Skógafoss
Tower Fall40 m (131 ft)0.67×
Wollemi pine40 m (131 ft)0.67×
Old Faithful56 m (184 ft)0.93×
Skógafoss60 m (197 ft)this page
Rainbow eucalyptus60 m (197 ft)same size
Coast redwood tree70 m (230 ft)1.2×
Huangguoshu Waterfall77.8 m (255 ft)1.3×
Great Waterfall of Plitvice78 m (256 ft)1.3×
General Sherman Tree84.8 m (278 ft)1.4×
Rainbow Bridge88 m (289 ft)1.5×

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Which is bigger: Skógafoss or Huangguoshu Waterfall?

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