Hvítá (Árnessýsla)
Hvítá (Icelandic language, Icelandic , "white river") is a river in Iceland that begins at Hvítárvatn glacier lake on Langjökull glacier in the highlands of Iceland at . The river flows for before dropping down into a narrow gorge at Gullfoss waterfall. Thereafter, the river flows between Biskupstungur and Hrunamannahreppur districts. Here, Hvítá Confluence, combines with three other rivers: Tungufljót , Brúará, and Stóra-Laxá , doubling the volume of the river. It proceeds to run through the flatlands near Grímsnes and behind Ingólfsfjall mountain. Just north of Selfoss (town), Selfoss town, it meets Sog River where it becomes Ölfusá as it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Because of danger of flooding, especially during winter, Hvítá has a reputation of being the most dangerous river in Iceland. Organised rafting excursions take place on parts of the river. The river is bridged at 4 locations, thrice at the lowland and once near the source in the highland w ...
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{{disambiguation There are some rivers in Iceland named Hvítá (= engl. White river). The most important ones are: *Hvítá (Árnessýsla) in the south of Iceland and * Hvítá (Vesturland) in the west of the country (Vesturland Western Region (, ) is one of the traditional eight regions of Iceland The regions of Iceland are eight areas of Iceland that roughly follow the arrangement of parliamentary constituencies as they were between 1959 and 2003. These regions are ...) with the waterfalls Barnafoss and Hraunfossar. ...
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