Lagarfljót () also called Fljótið is a
river situated in the east of
Iceland near
Egilsstaðir. Its surface measures and it is long; its greatest width is and its greatest depth . The 27 MW Lagarfossvirkjun hydropower station is located at its lower end.
[ ]
The biggest
forest in Iceland,
Hallormsstaðaskógur
Hallormsstaður National Forest () or Hallormsstaðaskógur is located in Fljótsdalur east Iceland, about 25 kilometers inland from the town of Egilsstaðir. It is one of the larger forests in Iceland, covering 740 hectares (ha), and ...
is found near the river as well as a waterfall,
Hengifoss. Hengifoss, at , is one of the tallest waterfalls in the country. Below it is another waterfall called
Litlanesfoss
Litlanesfoss () is a waterfall in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalur, Eastern Iceland, also known as Stuðlabergsfoss . The waterfall is about 30 meters high and forms an apron in a cliff. The waterfall is in a large rock choir with an unusually regul ...
.
As with the
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
lake
Loch Ness, a
cryptid
Cryptids are animals that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but are not believed to exist by mainstream science. Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience, which primarily looks at anecdotal stories, and other claims rejected by ...
serpent, called
''Lagarfljótsormurinn'' by locals, is believed by some to live in the depths of Lagarfljót.
See also
*
List of rivers of Iceland
*
Waterfalls of Iceland
References
External links
Information and photo
Rivers of Iceland
{{Iceland-geo-stub