List of rivers of Iceland
- List of rivers of Iceland
On an island like Iceland, no rivers are very long. None of the rivers are important as a navigation means due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate. The most important rivers are:
outh Iceland
*Hvítsa
*Krossá
*Kúðafljót
*Markarfljót
*Múlakvísl
*Ölfusá (the greatest flow of an Icelandic river)
*Rangá
*Skeiðará
*Sog River
*Þjórsá (the longest river of Iceland, 230 km)
West Iceland
*Hvítá (Borgarfjörður)
*Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)
*Fossa (Iceland)
Westfjords
*Dynjandi
*Staðará (Steingrímsfirði)
North Iceland
*Blanda
*Eyjafjarðará
*Eystri Jökulsá
*Fnjóská
*Glerá
*Héraðsvötn
*Hörgá
*Jökulsá á Fjöllum
*Laxá
*Skjálfandafljót
*Vatnsdalur
East Iceland
*Lagarfljót
*Jökulsá á Dal
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