Veiðileysufjörður

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Veiðileysufjörður
Waters Ísafjarðardjúp , Greenland Sea
Land mass Iceland
Geographical location 66 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 41 ′ 55 ″  W Coordinates: 66 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  N , 22 ° 41 ′ 55 ″  W
Veiðileysufjörður (Iceland)
Veiðileysufjörður
width 3 km
depth 9 km
Tributaries Veiðileysuá

The Veiðileysufjörður (Eng. Fjord without fishing ) is a fjord in the Westfjords in northwest Iceland .

The fjord is the longest of the Jökulfirðir , a group of five fjords on the north bank of the Ísafjarðardjúp . It extends 9 km into the country and is 3 km wide. There are no roads in the whole area. The few courtyards on its banks are abandoned today.