On an island like

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 s ...

, 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 The Highlands of Iceland ( is, hálendið ) are a sparsely inhabited plateau that covers most of the interior of Iceland. They are situated above 400–500 metres (1300–1600 feet) and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert, because the wa ...

where they originate.

South

* Hvítá * Krossá * Kúðafljót *

Markarfljót Markarfljót () is a river in the south of Iceland. It is approximately 100 kilometers long. The Markarfljót rises in the Rauðafossafjöll massif, east of the volcano Hekla. The main sources for the river are the glaciers Mýrdalsjökull and ...

* Mustafl * Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow) * Rangá *

Skaftá The Skaftá () is a river in South Iceland. It is primarily glacial in origin and has had its course modified by volcanic activity; as a result of both, it often floods because of glacial melting. Course The river's primary source is two subglac ...

Skeiðará Skeiðará () is a relatively short glacier river (about 30 km long). It has its source on the glacier Skeiðarárjökull, one of the southern arms of the Vatnajökull in the south of Iceland. In spite of its short length, this river has a b ...

* Skógá * Sog *

Þjórsá Þjórsá () is Iceland's longest river at 230 kilometers (about 143 miles). It is in the south of the island. Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of I ...

(the longest river in Iceland, 230 km) * Tungnaá

West

Fossá Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfallsBestu karmar við Fossá
s ...

* Hvítá * Kjarrá–Thervá * Norðurá

Westfjords

Dynjandi Dynjandi (, also known as Fjallfoss ) is a waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is the largest waterfall in the Westfjords and has a total height of . Below it are five other waterfalls: Háifoss, Úðafoss, ...

* Kolbeinsá * Staðará

North

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 ...

* Eyjafjarðará * Eystri Jökulsá * Fnjóská *

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 Akur ...

* Héraðsvötn * Hörgá * Jökulsá á Fjöllum * Laxá * Norðurá * Skjálfandafljót * Vatnsdalsá

East

* Hamarsá *

Hofsá Hofsá (, "shrine river") is a river in Vopnafjörður in the Northeastern part of Iceland. It is long and is a productive salmon river. Salmon fishing The average annual catch between 1974 and 2013 was 1,119 salmon. The maximum catch during t ...

* Jökulsá á Dal * Jökulsá í Fljótsdal * Jökulsá í Lóni *

Lagarfljót 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 i ...

* Selfljót

South

West

Westfjords

North

East

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