List of rivers of Iceland facts for kids
On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate.
South
- Hvítá
- Krossá
- Kúðafljót
- Markarfljót
- Mustafl
- Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
- Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
- Skaftá
- Skeiðará
- Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
- Sog
- Þjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
- Tungnaá
West
- Fossá
- Hvítá [ˈkʰviːtˌauː]
- Kjarrá–Thervá
- Norðurá
Westfjords
- Dynjandi
- Kolbeinsá
- Staðará [ˈstaːðarˌauː]
North
- Blanda
- Eyjafjarðará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
- Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
- Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
- Glerá
- Héraðsvötn
- Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum
- Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
- Norðurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
- Skjálfandafljót
- Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
East
- Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
- Hofsá
- Jökulsá á Dal
- Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
- Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
- Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
- Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Ríos de Islandia para niños
Black History Month on Kiddle
Famous African-American Inventors:
 | Valerie Thomas |
 | Frederick McKinley Jones |
 | George Edward Alcorn Jr. |
 | Thomas Mensah |
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
List of rivers of Iceland Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.