List of rivers of Iceland
On an island likeIceland,the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in theHighlands of Icelandwhere 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[ˈeistrɪˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
- Fnjóská[ˈfnjouskˌauː]
- Glerá
- Héraðsvötn
- Hörgá[ˈhœrkˌauː]
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum
- Laxá[ˈlaksˌauː]
- Norðurá[ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
- Skjálfandafljót
- Vatnsdalsá[ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
East[edit]
- Hamarsá[ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
- Hofsá
- Jökulsá á Dal
- Jökulsá í Fljótsdal[ˈjœːkʏlsˌauːiˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
- Jökulsá í Lóni[ˈjœːkʏlsˌauːiˈlouːnɪ]
- Lagarfljót[ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
- Selfljót[ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]
