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The Álfar

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
  • Mustafl
  • Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
  • Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
  • Skaftá
  • Skeiðará
  • Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
  • Sog
  • Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
  • Tungnaá

West

  • Fossá
  • Hvítá [ˈkʰviːtˌauː]
  • Kjarrá–Thervá
  • Norðurá

Westfjords

  • Dynjandi
  • Kolbeinsá
  • Staðará [ˈstaːðarˌauː]

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

Hamarsa Mouth
The mouth of the Hamarsá, Hamarsfjörður
  • Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
  • Hofsá
  • Jökulsá á Dal
  • Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
  • Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
  • Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
  • Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos de Islandia para niños

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