Austari-Jökulsá
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Austari-Jökulsá Jökulsá Eystri |
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 Rafting in the middle reaches |
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| location | Iceland | |
| River system | Héraðsvötn | |
| Drain over | Héraðsvötn → Atlantic Ocean | |
| origin | at the Hofsjökull glacier | |
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Vestari-Jökulsá to Héraðsvötn Coordinates: 65 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ N , 19 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ W 65 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ N , 19 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ W
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| Drain |
NNQ MQ HHQ ((summer)) |
20 m³ / s 60-100 320 m³ / s |
The Austari-Jökulsá River is a glacial river in Iceland .
course
The river is located in the north of Iceland , has its source at the Hofsjökull glacier and flows from there towards Skagafjörður .
A little south of the local valley of the Norðurá , it joins the glacier river Vestari-Jökulsá to form the broad river Héraðsvötn , which after about 45 km into the sea, i. H. flows into the Skagafjörður.
Traffic and most important data
Just like its western "colleague", Austari-Jökulsá is considered difficult to cross because the river usually carries a lot of water. Its average amount of water is 60 - 100 m³ / s in summer and 20 - 30 m³ / s in winter. Most of the water volume measured was 320 m³ / s.
A ford for jeeps is located below the Illviðrahnjúkar . There has been a bridge at Laugafell since 1970 . This was initially used to bridge a glacial river in southern Iceland, the Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi, and was transferred here as soon as a new bridge had been constructed there.
tourism
Rafting is practiced on the river.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 369
- ^ Northwest Iceland ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )