Fnjóskadalur

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Fnjóskadalur
View from Vaglaskógur forest
Coordinates: 65°44′N 17°54′W / 65.733°N 17.900°W / 65.733; -17.900Coordinates: 65°44′N 17°54′W / 65.733°N 17.900°W / 65.733; -17.900
Country	Iceland
County	Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
Municipality	Þingeyjarsveit

Fnjóskadalur with ice age glacial lake terraces

Fnjóskadalur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈfnjouskaˌtaːlʏr̥]) is an agricultural valley in Northeast Iceland, approx. 10 km northeast of Akureyri. , a popular salmon angling river and the longest spring-fed river in Iceland, runs through the valley. The river originates on Sprengisandur in the Highlands of Iceland.^[1]

Overview[]

Vaglaskógur, the second largest forest in Iceland, is located around the center of the valley. Other woods in Fnjóskadalur are Lundsskógur [ˈlʏn(t)sˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥], Þórðarstaðaskógur [ˈθourðarˌstaːðaˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥] south of Vaglaskógur, and Skuggabjargarskógur [ˈskʏkkaˌpjarkarˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥] in , the extreme northern portion of the valley.

Þverá [ˈθvɛːrˌauː] is the northernmost farm in Fnjóskadalur, located where the valley branches into Dalsmynni [ˈtalsˌmɪnːɪ] to the northwest, leading to sea in Eyjafjörður; and the much longer Flateyjardalur to the northeast, leading to sea in Skjálfandi bay.

Etymology[]

The name Fnjóskadalur is formed from the Icelandic words fnjóskur (a dry piece of wood) and dalur (dale; valley).^[2]

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