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List of rivers of Iceland

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List of rivers of Iceland

On an island like Iceland, no rivers are very long. 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. The most important rivers are:

Contents

South Iceland

  • Hvítá
  • Krossá
  • Kúðafljót
  • Markarfljót
  • Múlakvísl
  • Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river)
  • Rangá
  • Skeiðará
  • Skógá
  • Sog
  • Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km)
  • Tungnaá

    • West Iceland

  • Fossá
  • Hvítá, Borgarfjörður
  • Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)

    • Westfjords

  • Dynjandi
  • Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)

    • North Iceland

  • Blanda
  • Eyjafjarðará
  • Eystri Jökulsá
  • Fnjóská
  • Glerá
  • Héraðsvötn
  • Hörgá
  • Jökulsá á Fjöllum
  • Laxá
  • Norðurá (Skagafjarðarsýsla)
  • Skjálfandafljót
  • Vatnsdalur

    • East Iceland

  • Hamarsá
  • Jökulsá á Dal
  • Jökulsá í Fljótsdal
  • Jökulsá í Lóni
  • Lagarfljót
  • Selfljót

    • References

    List of rivers of Iceland Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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