Dynjandisá

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Dynjandisá
Dynjandisá, in the background the Dynjandi waterfall

Dynjandisá, in the background the Dynjandi waterfall

Data
location Westfjords , Iceland
River system Dynjandisá
Drain over Dynjandisvogur  → Arnarfjörður (Westfjords)  → Arctic Ocean
source On the Dynjandisheiði plateau
65 ° 43 ′ 0 ″  N , 23 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  W
muzzle to Dynjandisvogur Bay Coordinates: 65 ° 44 ′ 14 "  N , 23 ° 12 ′ 42"  W 65 ° 44 ′ 14 "  N , 23 ° 12 ′ 42"  W

Drain NNQ
HHQ 		1 m³ / s
10 m³ / s
View from the waterfall down to the fjord landscape

View from the waterfall down to the fjord landscape

The Dynjandisá is a river in the southern West Fjords of Iceland .

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The average amount of water in summer is 2–8 m³ / sec., In winter 1–4 m³ / sec. The highest amount of water measured so far was 10 m³ / sec.

water falls

Dynjandisá is known for the fan-shaped waterfall Dynjandi (also known as Fjallfoss ). A few other smaller waterfalls follow the short downhill stretch down to the fjord and the mouth: Háifoss (Dynjandisá), Úðafoss, Göngufoss, Hundafoss, Bæjarfoss.

Below the Dynjandi is the abandoned farm of the same name near the mouth of the Dynjandisvogur bay , part of the Arnarfjörður (Westfjords) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 243
  2. ↑ Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 288