List of rivers of Iceland

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
• Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river)
• [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
• Skaftá
• Skeiðará
• [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
• Sog
• Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km)
• Tungnaá

West[]

• Fossá
• [ˈkʰviːtˌauː]
• Norðurá

Westfjords[]

• Dynjandi
• Kolbeinsá
• [ˈstaːðarˌauː]

North[]

• Blanda
• [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
• [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
• [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
• Glerá
• Héraðsvötn
• [ˈhœrkˌauː]
• Jökulsá á Fjöllum
• [ˈlaksˌauː]
• [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
• Skjálfandafljót
• [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]

East[]

The mouth of the ,

• [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
• Hofsá
• Jökulsá á Dal
• [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
• [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
• [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
• [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]

See also[]

•  Iceland portal