Krossá (Suður-Þingeyrarsýsla)
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location | Iceland | |
River system | Skjálfandafljót | |
Drain over | Skjálfandafljót → Skjálfandi | |
source | on the Ódáðahraun highland plain | |
muzzle | Skjálfandafljót coordinates: 65 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ W 65 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ W.
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Krossá is a tributary of the Skjálfandafljót in northeast Iceland .
course
The river flows through the Icelandic highlands . It has its origin on the Ódáðahraun highland plain . It flows almost exactly to the north and flows into the Skjálfandafljót as a right tributary on the highlands.
Krosságljúfur
On his way he dug a gorge about 90 meters deep and a few kilometers long called Krosságljúfur . Hyaloclastite and other volcanic rocks alternate in layers in the walls of the gorge.
Short-billed geese also breed in the gorge.