List of rivers of Iceland

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On an island like Iceland, no rivers are very long. None of the rivers are important as a navigation means due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate. The most important rivers are:

Contents 1 South Iceland 2 West Iceland 3 Westfjords 4 North Iceland 5 East Iceland

[edit] South Iceland

• [[Hvítsa]
• Krossá
• Kúðafljót
• Markarfljót
• Múlakvísl
• Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river)
• Rangá
• Skeiðará
• Sog River
• Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km)

[edit] West Iceland

• Hvítá (Borgarfjörður)
• Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)
• Fossa (Iceland)

[edit] Westfjords

• Dynjandi
• Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)

[edit] North Iceland

• Blanda
• Eyjafjarðará
• Eystri Jökulsá
• Fnjóská
• Glerá
• Héraðsvötn
• Hörgá
• Jökulsá á Fjöllum
• Laxá
• Skjálfandafljót
• Vatnsdalur

[edit] East Iceland

• Lagarfljót
• Jökulsá á Dal

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