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Vesturdalur
Vesturdalur ("west valley") is a valley that runs from the head of Skagafjörður, Iceland and cuts far into the central Highlands of Iceland, highlands. Austurdalur valley runs parallel to it. The valleys are surrounded by tall, steep mountains. Geography The lowest town in western Vesturdalur is the church site Goðdalir. Just inside the valley, the Vestari-Jökulsá river flows out of Hofsdalur valley, which is very long and goes south into the highlands. The valley is narrow and uninhabited. The river that runs along Vesturdalur and flows into Vestari-Jökulsá is, however, named Hofsá (Vesturdalur), Hofsá and is mostly a spring creek. This river is named for Hof (Hof í Vesturdal), settled by Eiríkur Hróaldsson, who owned all the land south up to Hofsjökull, Hofsjökull glacier. The valley's eastern side has a few farms, including , and . The abandoned farm is farther into the valley and was for many years the valley's innermost farm, however there were even more fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hof í Vesturdal
Hof í Vesturdal (Hof in Vesturdalur valley) in Skagafjörður, Iceland, is now an abandoned farm but it was previously a ranch and church site. It was the homestead of Eiríkur Hróaldsson in Goðdalir as well as the ancestral home of the Goðdæla clan—Eríkur's descendants. New farms built on the land of Hof were inhabited; however, the main farm has been abandoned since 1999. Hof's land holdings are incredibly vast, encompassing all the land between the Hofsá river in Vesturdalur and the Vestari-Jökulsá all the way south to Hofsjökull glacier, which is named for Hof. Furthermore, the estate included Hof's pasture land and was one of the largest properties in Iceland. Hof is about 20 kilometers from Hofsjökull and around 65 kilometers from the sea by Sauðárkrókur. There is geothermal energy Geothermal energy is thermal energy extracted from the crust (geology), crust. It combines energy from the formation of the planet and from radioactive decay. Geotherma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goðdalir
Goðdalir is a town and church site in Vesturdalur valley in Skagafjörður, Iceland. According to the ''Landnámabók'', the name encompassed a much wider area, even including all of , Vesturdalur, Austurdalur, and Svartárdalur, however, this is not known with certainty. is the lowest town in Vesturdalur west of the river and the area has flat, wide pastures. The mountain that overlooks the town is called . The first mention of a priest in in the 11th century. There was a Clergy house, parsonage there until 1904 where many well-known priests served. One such priest was , grandfather and namesake of sheriff Skúli Magnússon, who was very ostentatious. Sources say that when he would travel, he would call out to anyone he met "Out of the way, ladies and gentlemen, here comes the priest of !" The parsonage operated in until 1907. The current church there was built in 1904 using lumber from the previous church, which was blown away in a violent storm in 1885. The church was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofsá (Vesturdalur)
Hofsá is a river that runs through Vesturdalur in Skagafjörður, Iceland and joins the Vestari-Jökulsá where it flows out of Hofsdalur valley at , a short distance from the church site Goðadalir. Description The river is a spring creek that primarily comes from streams and lakes at the base of Hofsjökull __NOTOC__ Hofsjökull (Icelandic language, Icelandic: "temple glacier", ) is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and covers the largest active central volcano in the country, which has the same name. It is si ... glacier. Although the water is glacier-colored after the flows into the river, which runs from Hofsjökull, and flows somewhat inward within the area of the abandoned farm , the river confluence is clear. The name of the mountain slope east of the river is called Runa or , from which the river takes the name fork. There are excellent sites for trout fishing from there and all the way up to . References Rivers of Ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestari-Jökulsá
Vestari-Jökulsá or Jökulsá vestri (English: Western Glacier River) is a glacier river in Skagafjörður, Iceland. It originates in the northwest corner of Hofsjökull and is formed from many branches that fall together and flow northward. The beginning of the river runs through relatively low-pitched and level land, through a deep canyon, called Þröngagil. It then follows the length of a valley finally falling into Vesturdalur to the northeast, where Hofsá ("Temple river") flows into it. Hofsá runs briefly along Vesturdalur, before joining the Austari-Jökulsá at Tunguháll, at which point the rivers are known as the Héraðsvötn. There have been discussions about using both rivers for power plants, with various possible locations under consideration, though most discussions have revolved around a potential power plant in Villinganes, located a little below the confluence. Others want to grant the rivers protected status. White-water rafting Rafting and wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur, Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants). This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people. It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey, Skagafjörður, Lundey (Puffin Island). The bay is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highlands Of Iceland
The Highland (Icelandic language, Icelandic: ''Hálendið)'' or The Central Highland is an area that comprises much of the interior land of Iceland. The Highland is situated above and is mostly uninhabitable. The soil is primarily volcanic ash, and the terrain consists of basalt mountains and lava fields. Snow covers the Highland from October until the beginning of June. A few oasis-like areas, such as Herðubreiðarlindir and Thórsmörk, Þórsmörk, are also found in the Highland. The area has many notable natural features and hiking trails. Natural features in the Highland The Highland encompasses various geological features, including Landmannalaugar, Torfajökull, Eldgjá, Thórsmörk, Þórsmörk, Herðubreið, Askja, Hveradalir, Laki, Lakagígar, and the Fagrifoss waterfall. Sites in the Highland are difficult to access and may be accessible only during the summer months. Most sites require all-wheel drive or all-terrain vehicles for access due to the unpaved dirt ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austurdalur
Austurdalur ("east valley") is a valley in interior Skagafjörður, Iceland. The Austari-Jökulsá, one of the two sources of one of the Héraðsvötn, Héraðsvötn's forks, runs through it. The only residence in the valley is at Bústaðir, and there is a church at Ábær. Geography The is a notable feature of Austurdalur's landscape and it runs somewhat to the west along the middle of the valley, although the valley is rather narrow. Inside the valley, the river runs around sandbanks, but when it arrives in , it forms a very deep Canyon, gorge, which it rushes through all the way down until it joins the Vestari-Jökulsá, and together they form the . There are small birch trees throughout the gorge, and people go Rafting, white-water rafting there. There is a bridge over the river between and (both of which are west of the river) often called ("Monika’s bridge") after the influential Monika Helgadóttir, Monika of Merkigil. Some tributaries flow into the river, most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Creek
A spring creek is a type of free flowing river whose name derives from its origin: an underground Spring (hydrology), spring or set of springs which produces sufficient water to consistently feed a unique river. The water flowing in a spring creek may additionally be fed by snow pack or rain run-off, as in most traditional free-flowing rivers, but often the entire water source for a spring creek is an aquifer or other underground water source. For this reason, spring creeks are often filled with very pure, clean water and also demonstrate water flows that are smooth, consistent, and unwavering throughout the seasons of the year - unlike rivers filled with run-off or spring and summer melt-off from snow pack, whose water flows, water clarity, and water conditions often vary highly over the course of the year. In addition, water temperatures in spring creeks tend to vary less throughout the seasons of the year than traditional creeks and rivers because they are fed by underground w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiríkur Hróaldsson
Eiríkur is an Icelandic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Eirikur Gilstón Corfitz Andersen (born 1984), Faroese musician * Eiríkur Benedikz (1907–1988), Icelandic scholar * Eirikur Bergmann (born 1969), Icelandic academic and writer * Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson (born 1966), Icelandic politician * Eiríkur Hauksson (born 1959), Icelandic heavy metal vocalist * Eiríkur Magnússon (1833–1913), Icelandic scholar * Eiríkur Önundarson (born 1974), Icelandic former basketball player * Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (born 1978), Icelandic writer * Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson (born 1955) is an Icelandic linguist * Eiríkur í Vogsósum (1637–1716), Icelandic priest See also * Eiríkr Hákonarson Erik Hakonsson, also known as Eric of Hlathir or Eric of Norway (; 960s – 1020s), was Earl of Lade, Governor of Norway and Earl of Northumbria. He was the son of Earl Hákon Sigurðarson and brother of the legendary Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade. ... Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofsjökull
__NOTOC__ Hofsjökull (Icelandic language, Icelandic: "temple glacier", ) is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and covers the largest active central volcano in the country, which has the same name. It is situated in the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland. Glacier It covers an area of , with the icecap top being , and bottom being at about . There are other summits relating to the underlying volcano with two being at . Hofsjökull is the source of several rivers including the Þjórsá, Iceland's longest river. Changes While all ice caps in Iceland have been losing volume since 1995, due to high precipitation in 2015 and low ablation during the previous cool summer, the Hofsjökull ice cap increased in mass, the first time in 20 years this had happened. Between 1989 and 2015, even allowing for that last years increase, the icecap had lost about 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, or education to the young. Some abbeys offer accommodation to people who are seeking retreat (spiritual), spiritual retreat. There are many famous abbeys across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
