23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
A coastal cliffside waterfall beneath a snow capped mountain in the Snaefellsnes Peninsula

This was captured on a winter morning while exploring the beautiful Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland. What appears to be a waterfall is actually the ocean crashing into a cliff. I am standing on a natural bridge opposite this basalt cliff/cavern, and the water flows beneath the bridge, crashing into the rocks and creating the appearance of a waterfall.

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Date Taken: 02.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Arnarstapi, Iceland
Copyright: © Tanya Triber