List of rivers of Iceland
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Westfjords
[edit]North
[edit]- Blanda
- Eyjafjarðará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
- Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
- Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
- Glerá
- Héraðsvötn
- Hofsá (Skagafjörður)
- Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum
- Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
- Norðurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
- Sauðá
- Skjálfandafljót
- Sæmundará
- Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
East
[edit]- Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
- Hofsá
- Jökulsá á Dal
- Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
- Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
- Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
- Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]