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Iceland’s Gullfoss disappears into a fissure

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Driving up to this Icelandic waterfall, it looks like the glacial water simply ceases to exist. The massive volume violently drops straight down into a hidden fissure right in front of you.

Iceland’s Gullfoss disappears into a fissure
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