Þverárfjall (also called Þverárleiti)[1] is a mountain in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland between Norðurárdalur valley, which runs to the northwest from what is often called "front Laxárdalur" in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla and the Laxárdalur in Skagafjörður. The mountain is named after Þverá, the innermost town in Norðurárdalur valley.[2] Þverárfjallsvegur road (Þjóðvegur 744/Route 744) was built over the mountain in summer 2002.[3] Previously, there was a road only open in the summer that required travels to go slowly, which crossed un-bridged rivers and streams. The new highway shortened the route between Blönduós and Sauðarkrókur by about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).[4]
| Þverárfjall | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Þverárleiti | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Coordinates | 65°46′36.430″N 20°1′46.582″W / 65.77678611°N 20.02960611°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Tributary mountain |
| Language of name | Icelandic |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Skagafjörður, Iceland |
On June 3, 2008, a driver passing through the area of Þverárfjall spotted a polar bear a short distance from the road. The bear was killed the same day.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Eiríksson, Kristján; Guðlaugsson, Einar (1977). "Þverá í Norðurádal" [Þverá in Norðurádalur]. Nafnið.is (in Icelandic). p. 7. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Þverá í Norðurárdal - HAH". atom.hunabyggd.is. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Yfirlit yfir útboðsverk" [Overview of tendered projects]. Framkvæmdafréttir Vegagerðarinnar (in Icelandic). Vol. 29, no. 2. 2002-08-26. p. 2.
- ^ Ragnarsson, Ragnar, ed. (2008). "Vegagerð á Norðvestursvæði" [Road Construction in the Northwest Region]. Árbók VFÍ/TFÍ 2008 [Annual Report from the Iceland Engineers' Association (VFÍ)/Association of Technology Engineers (TFÍ) 2008] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Verkfræðingafélag Íslands and Tæknifræðingafélag Íslands. p. 155.
- ^ "Ísbjörn við Þverárfjall" [Polar bear near Þverárfjall]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Annar ísbjörn á Skaga - hélt að ísbjörninn væri áburðarpoki - Vísir" [Another polar bear in Skagi – thought the polar bear was a bag of fertilizer]. visir.is (in Icelandic). 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-25.