Fnjóskadalur

Fnjóskadalur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈfnjouskaˌtaːlʏr̥]) is an agricultural valley in Northeast Iceland, approx. 10 km northeast of Akureyri. Fnjóská, a popular salmon angling river and the longest spring-fed river in Iceland, runs through the valley. The river originates on Sprengisandur in the Highlands of Iceland.[1]

Fnjóskadalur
View from Vaglaskógur forest
Coordinates: 65°44′N 17°54′W
CountryIceland
CountySuður-Þingeyjarsýsla
MunicipalityÞingeyjarsveit
Fnjóskadalur with ice age glacial lake terraces

Overview

Vaglaskógur, the second largest forest in Iceland, is located around the center of the valley. Other woods in Fnjóskadalur are Lundsskógur [ˈlʏn(t)sˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥], Þórðarstaðaskógur [ˈθourðarˌstaːðaˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥] south of Vaglaskógur, and Skuggabjargarskógur [ˈskʏkkaˌpjarkarˌskouː(ɣ)ʏr̥] in Dalsmynni, the extreme northern portion of the valley.

Þverá [ˈθvɛːrˌauː] is the northernmost farm in Fnjóskadalur, located where the valley branches into Dalsmynni [ˈtalsˌmɪnːɪ] to the northwest, leading to sea in Eyjafjörður; and the much longer Flateyjardalur to the northeast, leading to sea in Skjálfandi bay.

Etymology

The name Fnjóskadalur is formed from the Icelandic words fnjóskur (a dry piece of wood) and dalur (dale; valley).[2]

References
  1. "Visitnortheasticeland.is - official travel web site in English". Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. "Norðausturland.is - official travel web site in Icelandic". Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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