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Rivers Of Iceland
On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate. South * Hvítá * Krossá *Kúðafljót * Markarfljót * Mustafl *Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow) * Rangá *Skaftá *Skeiðará * Skógá * Sog *Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km) *Tungnaá West *Fossá * Hvítá * Kjarrá–Thervá * Norðurá Westfjords * Dynjandi * Kolbeinsá * Staðará North *Blanda * Eyjafjarðará * Eystri Jökulsá * Fnjóská * Glerá * Grafará * Gönguskarðsá * Heiðará *Héraðsvötn * Hjaltadalsá * Hofsá (Skagafjörður) * Hofsá (Vesturdalur) * Hörgá *Jökulsá á Fjöllum * Kolka (Kolbeinsdalsá) * Laxá * Norðurá * Sauðá *Skjálfandafljót * Svartá * Sæmundará * Vatnsdalsá East * Hamarsá * Hofsá *Jökulsá á Dal * Jökulsá í Fljótsdal *Jökulsá í Lóni *Lagarflj� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vatnsdalur is a glacial trough valley in the Húnabyggð municipality of Northwestern Region (Iceland), Northwestern Region, Iceland. The ''Vatnsdæla saga'', one of the sagas of Icelanders, chronicles the lives of the valley's original Norsemen, Norse settlers and their descendants. Geography Vatnsdalur is about long and lies between the mountains , to the west, and , to the east. The valley floor spans slightly less than at its widest. The valley is situated south of the town of Blönduós and southeast of the Hóp (Iceland), Hóp tidal lagoon. It is less than south-southeast of the Húnaflói. It was part of the Counties of Iceland, historical county of and, later, was located in ('Húnavatn municipality') until Húnavatnshreppur and Blönduós municipality merged to form Húnabyggð municipality in 2022. Bodies of water Vatnsdalsá The , one of the famed salmon rivers of northern Iceland, runs through the Vatnsdalur. The north-flowing river is long and fed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
