Ytri-Rangá

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Ytri-Rangá
The river with Mount Hekla in the background

The river with Mount Hekla in the background

Data
location Iceland
Drain over Þverá  → Atlantic Ocean
muzzle In the Þverá coordinates: 63 ° 46 ′ 35 ″  N , 20 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  W 63 ° 46 ′ 35 ″  N , 20 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  W.

length 55 km
Waterfalls: Árbæjarfoss , Ægissíðufoss

The Ytri-Rangá (isl. Outer Rangá ) is a river in the south of Iceland . It is a popular fishing river for salmon .

course

The Ytri-Rangá rises north of the Hekla and is over 55 km long. Almost 10 km south of the village of Hella , it joins the Þverá river , which has previously merged with the Eystri-Rangá . From the confluence of Þverá and Ytri-Rangá the river is called Hólsá and flows into the sea after 11 km.