Laxá í Kjós
| Laxá í Kjós | ||
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| Data | ||
| location | Vesturland ( Iceland ) | |
| source | Discharge from the Stíflisdalsvatn 64 ° 15 ′ 2 ″ N , 21 ° 20 ′ 43 ″ W |
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| muzzle | Botnsvogur / Hvalfjörður Coordinates: 64 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ N , 21 ° 37 ′ 2 ″ W 64 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ N , 21 ° 37 ′ 2 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 25 km | |
| Communities | Kjós | |
The Laxá í Kjós is a river in the west of Iceland .
He is the outflow from the Stíflisdalsvatn crashes over the Þórufoss and Pokafoss and flows 25 km into the Bay of Laxárvogur Hvalfjörður . The name Laxá indicates salmon. As early as 1884, attempts were made to hatch salmon here in Iceland for the first time.