Hofsá
Hofsá í Vopnafirði | ||
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location | Iceland | |
River system | Hofsá | |
origin | Sænautavatn | |
muzzle | via Vopnafjörður into the Greenland Sea Coordinates: 65 ° 43 ′ 30 ″ N , 14 ° 50 ′ 20 ″ W 65 ° 43 ′ 30 ″ N , 14 ° 50 ′ 20 ″ W |
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length | 85 km | |
Flowing lakes | Sænautavatn |
The Hofsá í Vopnafirði is a river in northeast Iceland .
course
The Hofsá is the outflow of the lake Sænautavatn and flows after 85 km at Vopnafjörður into the Greenland Sea . On the way it takes in the waters of numerous smaller rivers. As soon as it has left the Jökuldalsheiði , it flows through the Hofsárdalur and finally flows into the southern Vopnafjarðarbotn .
fishing
The Hofsá is a popular salmon river, u. a. with Prince Charles of the United Kingdom . Between 600 and over 2000 salmon per year have been caught there in recent years .
See also
Web links
- Nat.is: Hofsá (English)
- As a salmon river
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 578.
- ↑ Nat.is: Hofsá ; Retrieved September 10, 2012