Hvammsfjörður
Hvammsfjörður | ||
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The Hvammsfjörður |
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Waters | Breiðafjörður | |
Land mass | Iceland | |
Geographical location | 65 ° 4 ′ N , 22 ° 6 ′ W | |
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width | 9 km | |
length | 40 km | |
Islands | Hrappsey , Brokey, Klakkseyjar | |
Tributaries | Laxá í Dölum, Haukadalsá, Míðá | |
Hvammsfjörður, Klakkseyjar archipelago in the background |
The Hvammsfjörður (Eng. Muldenfjord ) is a fjord in the west of Iceland .
It is a side fjord of Breiðafjörður and is separated from it by a number of small islands. The L-shaped or boot-shaped fjord is about 40 km long and about 9 km wide. The north bank forms the Klofningsnes peninsula with its point Klofningur, the south bank the Snæfellsnes peninsula . The largest town on the fjord is Búðardalur . It is located on the east bank and is the main town of Dalabyggð , in which Hvammsfjörður is located.
The Laxdæla saga , the saga of the people in Laxárdalur, refers to the valley of the Laxá í Dölum, which flows into the fjord south of Búðardalur.
The Klofningsvegur runs around the northern peninsula, Vestfjarðavegur to the east and Snæfellsnesvegur to the south