Eyjafjarðará
Eyjafjarðará | ||
The mouth of the Eyjafjarðará, Pollurinn with the airport runway, middle distance, left center, Eyjafjörður with Hringvegur bridge on the far left |
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location | Iceland | |
River system | Eyjafjarðará | |
Drain over | Eyjafjörður → Greenland Sea | |
source | on the plateau of the Eyjafjörður valley | |
muzzle |
Hvítá coordinates: 65 ° 39 ′ 36 ″ N , 18 ° 4 ′ 22 ″ W 65 ° 39 ′ 36 ″ N , 18 ° 4 ′ 22 ″ W.
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length | 70 km | |
Flowing lakes | Pollurinn | |
Medium-sized cities | Akureyri | |
Communities | Eyjafjarðarsveit , Akureyri |
The Eyjafjarðará is a river in northern Iceland .
course
It rises in the upper valley of Eyjafjörður and flows into Lake Pollurinn after about 70 km at Akureyri airport . The lake then flows into the southern end of Eyjafjörður.
fishing
The Eyjafjarðará is popular with anglers for its salmon and trout.