Veiðileysa
| Veiðileysa Veiðileysufjörður á Ströndum |
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| Waters | Húnaflói , Greenland Sea | |
| Land mass | Iceland | |
| Geographical location | 65 ° 56 '37 " N , 21 ° 22' 38" W | |
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| width | 2 km | |
| depth | 5 km | |
| Tributaries | Bæjará | |
The Veiðileysa is a fjord in the Westfjords of Iceland .
This fjord is actually called Veiðileysufjörður á Ströndum and is located south of Reykjarfjörður on the east coast of the Westfjords. It is 2 km wide and extends 5 km into the country. Road 643, Strandavegur, runs along its south bank. There are no more permanently inhabited houses in the fjord. The fjord got its name "without fishing" after a folk legend. The witch Kráka cursed him after she lost two of her sons here.
There is also a Veiðileysufjörður nearby, which is in Jökulfirðir .