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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 *Héraðsvötn * Hörgá *Jökulsá á Fjöllum * Laxá * Norðurá *Skjálfandafljót * Vatnsdalsá East * Hamarsá * Hofsá *Jökulsá á Dal *Jökulsá í Fljótsdal * Jökulsá í Lóni * Lagarfljót * Selfljót See also *'''' {{List of rivers of Europe Iceland Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Jökulsá á Fjöllum (; "glacial river in the mountains") is the second longest river in Iceland (206 km). Its source is the Vatnajökull glacier. It flows into the Greenland Sea. Jökulsá á Fjöllum streams over the waterfalls Selfoss, Dettifoss, Hafragilsfoss, and , the second of which is the most powerful waterfall in Europe. The source of the river is in the Vatnajökull National Park, one of three national parks in Iceland. The river is located in the northeast of Iceland and forms the eastern boundary of Ódáðahraun, an extensive lava field. Its drainage basin is the largest in Iceland at 7,380 square kilometers. Glacial flooding Dettifoss drops into the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon, a feature which, along with the Ásbyrgi gorge, appears to have been formed by catastrophic glacial flooding caused by volcanic activity. The volcano in question was possibly Bárðarbunga, which has been identified as posing the risk of a similar event in the future. The lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héraðsvötn
Héraðsvötn () is a river in Iceland. It is formed by the confluence of Austari-Jökulsá Austari-Jökulsá (, "easterly glacier river") is a glacial river in the north of Iceland. After the confluence with Vestari-Jökulsá it forms the Héraðsvötn Héraðsvötn () is a river in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nor ... and Vestari-Jökulsá. External links Photo of the old bridge over Héraðsvötn Rivers of Iceland {{Iceland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glerá
The Glerá (, "glass river") is a river in northern Iceland. It originates from glaciers in the mountains of the Tröllaskagi peninsula and also draws from some freshwater springs on its way down Glerá Valley. It runs through the town of Akureyri before it flows into the sea in Eyjafjörður. The river formed the sandbank of Oddeyri where it enters the sea. It was important in the dawn of the industrial age in Akureyri when it was dammed and used to produce electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described ... from 17 September 1922. The original power station has been demolished now but the dam remains. A new power station has been built to commemorate 100 years of hydroelectric power in Iceland. This 290 kW (rated capacity) power station was opened on August 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanda
The Blanda () is a river in Iceland which flows northwards from the northwest side of the Hofsjökull glacier into Húnaflói bay at Blönduós. The Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km2. Its source is calculated to lie at a height of 800m. The river is one of the main salmon rivers in Iceland and has often yielded a catch of almost 3000 salmon in one summer. Before the river was dammed in 1990, the salmon spawning grounds reached almost to the foot of the glacier. Blanda hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ... power station uses the drop of the river to generate up to 150 MW of power. Gallery Image:Mouth of Blanda river.jpg, Mouth of Blanda river emptyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
