The Laxá river in Laxárdalur valley, also called Laxá á Skaga (Laxá in Skagi) is a spring creek that runs through Laxárdalur in Skagafjörður, Iceland to the sea in Sævarlandsvík, north of Tindastóll mountain. The river originates at Hryggjafjall mountain by Staðarfjöll mountain.[1] There is some salmon fishing in the river.[2]
| Laxá í Laxárdal Laxá á Skaga | |
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| Etymology | Laxá is Icelandic for "Salmon river" |
| Location | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Skagafjörður |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hryggjafjall mountain |
| • coordinates | 65°49′5.981″N 19°53′38.983″W / 65.81832806°N 19.89416194°W |
| Mouth | Sævarlandsvík |
References
edit- ^ Breim, Eggert (1982). "Sýslulýsing yfir Skagafjarðarsýslu". In Helgason, Ögmundur (ed.). Skagafirðingabók [Skagafjörður Book] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. pp. 10, 11.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Laxá í Laxárdal". SVFR (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
External links
edit- Laxá í Laxárdal on OpenStreetMap.org