Skálmarfjörður
| Skálmarfjörður | ||
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| Waters | Breiðafjörður | |
| Land mass | Iceland | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 34 ′ N , 22 ° 43 ′ W | |
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| width | 2.5 km | |
| length | 15 km | |
| Tributaries | Skálmardalsá | |
The Skálmarfjörður ( isl. Leg fjord ) is a fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland .
The fjord is roughly the shape of a boot like Italy. The short side fjord Vattarfjörður forms the broad ledge. Vestfjarðavegur runs only in the narrow toe of the boot on the north coast 
. From the interior of the fjord a path used to lead through the Skálmardalur and the Skálmardalsheiði through the Gervidalur or Gjörvidalur to the inner Ísafjörður in Ísafjarðardjúp . The Skálmarfjörður lies in the north of the Breiðafjörður . It is 2.5 km wide and 15 km into the country. To the east of the fjord, the Svínanes headland rises to a height of 470 meters and to the west the Skálmarnes peninsula rises to 344 meters. There are no longer any permanently inhabited farms in Skálmarfjörður.