Kjálkafjörður

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Kjálkafjörður
Kjálkafjörður

Kjálkafjörður

Waters Breiðafjörður
Land mass Iceland
Geographical location 65 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 56 ′ 18 ″  W Coordinates: 65 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 56 ′ 18 ″  W
Kjálkafjörður (Iceland)
Kjálkafjörður
width 2 km
depth 6 km
Tributaries Skiptá, Austurá

The Kjálkafjörður is a fjord in western Iceland .

The fjord is located on the north bank of the Breiðafjörður on the part of the Westfjords . The Vestfjarðavegur S60 rounded to 15 km around the fjord. Since 2014, a dam and a new bridge have shortened the route.

The Kjálkafjörður lies between the peninsulas Harðarnes (west) and Litlanes, which rise up to a height of 571 m. (Dt. In this inlet the stream Skipta part flow ) with the Skiptárfoss is the boundary between the municipalities Reykhóladistrict and Vesturbyggð . This is also the border between the Austur- and Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla districts .

Individual evidence

  1. Brúaskrá - bryr á þjóðvegum. Retrieved April 4, 2019 (Icelandic).