() is an agricultural valley in northeastern

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, approximately 10 km northeast of

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. Fnjóská, a popular salmon angling river and the longest spring-fed river in Iceland, runs through the valley. The river originates on

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in the

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Overview

Vaglaskógur, the second largest forest in Iceland, is located around the center of the valley. Other woods in Fnjóskadalur are Lundsskógur and Þórðarstaðaskógur south of Vaglaskógur, and Skuggabjargarskógur in Dalsmynni, the extreme northern portion of the valley. Þverá is the northernmost farm in Fnjóskadalur, located where the valley branches into Dalsmynni to the northwest, leading to sea in

Eyjafjörður Eyjafjörður (, ''Island Fjord'') is one of the longest fjords in Iceland. It is located in the central north of the country. Situated by the fjord is the country's fourth most populous municipality, Akureyri. Physical geography The fjord is ...

; and the much longer

Flateyjardalur Flateyjardalur () is a valley in northern Iceland by Skjálfandi bay on the Flateyjarskagi peninsula. The valley stretches from the coast and south to Fnjóskadalur valley. Flateyjardalur is named after the island of Flatey, which lies just off ...

to the northeast, leading to sea in

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bay.

Etymology

The name Fnjóskadalur is formed from the Icelandic words (a dry piece of wood) and (dale; valley).

References

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