Miðfjörður (Húnaflói)

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Miðfjörður
Melstaður at Miðfjörður, in the background Miðfjarðará, Laugarbakki and Vatnsnesfjall

Melstaður at Miðfjörður, in the background Miðfjarðará, Laugarbakki and Vatnsnesfjall

Waters Húnaflói
Land mass Iceland
Geographical location 65 ° 21 ′  N , 20 ° 56 ′  W Coordinates: 65 ° 21 ′  N , 20 ° 56 ′  W
Miðfjörður (Iceland)
Miðfjörður
width 3.5 km
length 14 km
Tributaries Miðfjarðará

The Miðfjörður is a tributary of the Húnaflói in northwest Iceland .

The Miðfjörður is about 3.5 km wide and 14 km into the country. To the west, the headland Heggstaðanes separates it from Hrútafjörður . The town of Hvammstangi on the Vatnsnes peninsula is located on its eastern bank . The Miðfjarðará flows into the fjord after 40 km. This rises north of the Arnarvatnsheiði .

In the south, the ring road S54 approaches the fjord within 1 km. On the east bank, the main street Hvammstangavegur runs S72to the place. As it continues to the north, it becomes the Vatnsnesvegur side roadT711 around the peninsula. The Heggstaðanesvegur T702, also a side road, opens up the southern part of the western peninsula.

The most famous farm in Miðfjörður is Bjarg, the birthplace of the saga hero Grettir . Churches are located on the farms of Melstaður, Staðarbakki and Efri-Núpur.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vegaskrá 2018 - kaflaskipt. Retrieved August 12, 2019 (Icelandic).