Vatnsfjörður (Breiðafjörður)

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Vatnsfjörður
Waters Breiðafjörður , Denmark Strait
Land mass Iceland
Geographical location 65 ° 33 '12 "  N , 23 ° 9' 46"  W Coordinates: 65 ° 33 '12 "  N , 23 ° 9' 46"  W.
Vatnsfjörður (Iceland)
Vatnsfjörður
width 2.5 km
depth 6 km
Tributaries Vatnsdalsá

The Vatnsfjörður is a fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland .

The 2.5 kilometer wide fjord is the westernmost fjord in Breiðafjörður and extends around 6 kilometers into the country. At the fjord, Vestfjarðavegur leaves S60the coast and continues north. Along the west bank, the Barðastrandarvegur S62 continues to Patreksfjörður . The ferry from Stykkishólmur and Flatey ends here , at Brjánslækur farm . This area has been under nature protection since 1975 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Vatnsfjörður, Vesturbyggð. Retrieved April 16, 2018 (Icelandic).