Höfðavatn () is a lagoon-like lake in northern
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
. It is located in the municipality of
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 Peninsula to the west. There are ...
.
Geography
Höfðavatn lies at the fjord of
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 Peninsula to the west. There are ...
about 7 km north of the village of
Hofsós.
The surface of the Höfðavatn is about 10 km
2; the maximum depth is 6.4 m, the middle depth 3.9 M.
North of the lake lies the
Málmeyjarsund , west of
Þórðarhöfði .
References
Lakes of Iceland
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