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*[[Múlakvísl]] |
*[[Múlakvísl]] |
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*[[Ölfusá]] (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river) |
*[[Ölfusá]] (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river) |
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*[[Rangá]] |
*[[Rangá]] {{IPA-is|ˈrauŋkˌauː|}} |
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*[[Skaftá]] |
*[[Skaftá]] |
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*[[Skeiðará]] |
*[[Skeiðará]] |
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*[[Skógá]] |
*[[Skógá]] {{IPA-is|ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː|}} |
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*[[Sog River|Sog]] |
*[[Sog River|Sog]] |
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*[[Þjórsá]] (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km) |
*[[Þjórsá]] (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km) |
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==West== |
==West== |
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*[[Fossa (Iceland)|Fossá]] |
*[[Fossa (Iceland)|Fossá]] |
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*[[Hvítá, Borgarfjörður]] |
*[[Hvítá, Borgarfjörður|Hvítá]] {{IPA-is|ˈkʰviːtˌauː|}} |
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*[[Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)]] |
*[[Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)|Norðurá]] |
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==Westfjords== |
==Westfjords== |
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*[[Dynjandi]] |
*[[Dynjandi]] |
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*[[Kolbeinsá]] |
*[[Kolbeinsá]] |
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*[[Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)]] |
*[[Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)|Staðará]] {{IPA-is|ˈstaːðarˌauː|}} |
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==North== |
==North== |
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*[[Blanda]] |
*[[Blanda]] |
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*[[Eyjafjarðará]] |
*[[Eyjafjarðará]] {{IPA-is|ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː|}} |
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*[[Eystri Jökulsá]] |
*[[Eystri Jökulsá]] {{IPA-is|ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː|}} |
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*[[Fnjóská]] |
*[[Fnjóská]] {{IPA-is|ˈfnjouskˌauː|}} |
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*[[Glerá]] |
*[[Glerá]] |
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*[[Héraðsvötn]] |
*[[Héraðsvötn]] |
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*[[Hörgá]] |
*[[Hörgá]] {{IPA-is|ˈhœrkˌauː|}} |
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*[[Jökulsá á Fjöllum]] |
*[[Jökulsá á Fjöllum]] |
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*[[Laxá]] |
*[[Laxá]] {{IPA-is|ˈlaksˌauː|}} |
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*[[Norðurá (Skagafjarðarsýsla)]] |
*[[Norðurá (Skagafjarðarsýsla)|Norðurá]] {{IPA-is|ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː|}} |
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*[[Skjálfandafljót]] |
*[[Skjálfandafljót]] |
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*[[Vatnsdalsá]] |
*[[Vatnsdalsá]] {{IPA-is|ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː|}} |
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==East== |
==East== |
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[[File:Hamarsa Mouth.jpg|right|thumb|The mouth of the [[Hamarsá]], [[Hamarsfjörður]]]] |
[[File:Hamarsa Mouth.jpg|right|thumb|The mouth of the [[Hamarsá]], [[Hamarsfjörður]]]] |
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*[[Hamarsá]] |
*[[Hamarsá]] {{IPA-is|ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː|}} |
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*[[Hofsá]] |
*[[Hofsá]] |
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*[[Jökulsá á Dal]] |
*[[Jökulsá á Dal]] |
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*[[Jökulsá í Fljótsdal]] |
*[[Jökulsá í Fljótsdal]] {{IPA-is|ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥|}} |
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*[[Jökulsá í Lóni]] |
*[[Jökulsá í Lóni]] {{IPA-is|ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ|}} |
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*[[Lagarfljót (River)|Lagarfljót]] |
*[[Lagarfljót (River)|Lagarfljót]] {{IPA-is|ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt|}} |
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*[[Selfljót]] |
*[[Selfljót]] {{IPA-is|ˈsɛlˌfljouːt|}} |
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Revision as of 03:45, 16 August 2021
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
- Múlakvísl
- Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river)
- Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
- Skaftá
- Skeiðará
- Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
- Sog
- Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km)
- Tungnaá
West
Westfjords
North
- Blanda
- Eyjafjarðará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
- Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
- Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
- Glerá
- Héraðsvötn
- Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum
- Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
- Norðurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
- Skjálfandafljót
- Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
East
