Granni
The Granni () is an Icelandic waterfall that cascades ino the Þjórsá valley right beside the Háifoss. These two waterfalls did not have names until the beginning of the 19th century, when this waterfall was given a name based on the Icelandic word "nágranni" or "granni", meaning "neighbor", because of its proximity (less than 250 meters distant and fed by the same river) to the waterfall Háifoss, which was given a name containing the word "hái", meaning "tall". The river Fossá í Þjórsárdal splits into two branches some 750 meters upstream from the waterfalls, and downstream from the waterfalls, the two branches converge again into the Þjórsá river. Granni has a height of 101 meters and less power than the 122-meter-high Háifoss. Both waterfalls can be seen from a sightseing platform on the south side of the falls. The volcano Hekla is within sight in the background.
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