Norðfjarðarflói
| Norðfjarðarflói | ||
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| Waters | Greenland Sea | |
| Land mass | Iceland | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 10 '23 " N , 13 ° 34' 23" W | |
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| width | 5 km | |
| depth | 10 km | |
The Norðfjarðarflói is a fjord-like bay on the east coast of Iceland .
It lies between Nípa in the west and Barðsneshorn in the east. There are three small fjords in Norðfjarðarflói: In the north is Norðfjörður (2 km wide, 4 km deep). In it lies the city of Neskaupstaður , the largest town in the East Fjords . The middle is Hellisfjörður (1.5 km wide, 2 km deep), which can only be reached by sea. In the south lies the Viðfjörður (1.5 km wide, 3 km deep). It can be reached via a slope above Eskifjörður .
The area around Neskaupstaður has been settled since the Icelandic conquest in the 9th and 10th centuries, but a road connection has only existed since 1949. This was improved in 1977 by the Oddsskarðsgöng and forty years later by the Norðfjarðargöng .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Róðurkrossinn í Fannardal. Retrieved December 12, 2018 (Icelandic).
- ↑ Austast á Austurlandi. Retrieved July 23, 2018 (Icelandic).