Veiðileysufjörður
Veiðileysufjörður | ||
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Waters | Ísafjarðardjúp , Greenland Sea | |
Land mass | Iceland | |
Geographical location | 66 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ N , 22 ° 41 ′ 55 ″ W | |
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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.