Vattarfjörður

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Vattarfjörður
Vattarnes

Vattarnes

Waters Skálmarfjörður
Land mass Iceland
Geographical location 65 ° 34 ′ 16 ″  N , 22 ° 43 ′ 13 ″  W Coordinates: 65 ° 34 ′ 16 ″  N , 22 ° 43 ′ 13 ″  W
Vattarfjörður (Iceland)
Vattarfjörður
width 2 km
depth 2.5 km
Tributaries Vattarnesá

The Vattarfjörður ( Icelandic Glove Fjord) is a fjord in the West Fjords of Iceland .

The fjord forms the wide heel of the boot-shaped Skálmarfjörður , is up to 2 km wide and extends 2.5 km into the country. It is completely circled by Vestfjarðavegur S60 , which is now completely paved. Inside in Vattarfjörður there is still the old bridge from 1982 at Þingmannatjörn.

Individual evidence

  1. Brúaskrá - bryr á þjóðvegum. Retrieved April 4, 2019 (Icelandic).