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Berufjarðará

Coordinates: 64°47′28″N 14°30′05″W / 64.7910°N 14.5014°W / 64.7910; -14.5014
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Berufjarðará

Berufjarðará (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɛːrʏˌfjarðarˌauː]) is a river in the East Fjords region of Iceland.

It rises in the highlands near the Öxi [ˈœksɪ] pass, and flows for about 10 km in a south-easterly direction to the bay Fossarvík [ˈfɔsːarˌviːk] (about 20 km NW of Djúpivogur) where it flows into the Berufjörður,[1] the fjord from which its name ("river of Berufjörður") is derived. Its source is west of the farm of Staðareyri [ˈstaːðarˌeiːrɪ] (latitude: 64.7892° or 64°47'21" north; longitude: -14.5055° or 14°30'20" west).[2]

The river has a number of small waterfalls near its mouth, which explains the name of Fossarvík ("bay of waterfalls").[3]

Route 939 follows the river for much of its course.

References

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  1. ^ www.angling.is http://www.angling.is/en/waters/trout-rivers/on-the-east-coast/11920/. Retrieved 25 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
  2. ^ "Berufjarðará". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ compare eg. to http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/IcelOnline/IcelOnline.TEId-idx?type=entry&eid=vi1k&q1=V%C3%ADk Retrieved 25 July 2020

64°47′28″N 14°30′05″W / 64.7910°N 14.5014°W / 64.7910; -14.5014