Ísafjarðardjúp

Ísafjarðardjúp (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌtjuːp] ^ⓘ) is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland.^[1] Its name translates to Depth of the fjord of sea ice.

Ísafjörður, capital of the Westfjords region, is situated close to the mouth of Ísafjarðardjúp in Skutulsfjörður.^[1]

The north-eastern coast is fairly straight with the only inlet being Kaldalón, but the southern side has fjords extending well into the land: Skutulsfjörður, Álftafjörður, Seyðisfjörður, Hestfjörður, Skötufjörður, Mjóifjörður, Reykjafjörður and Ísafjörður.

Three islands lie in Ísafjarðardjúp: Borgarey, Æðey and Vigur. Borgarey is the smallest with no inhabitants and Æðey the largest. On both Æðey and Vigur there is one farmstead.^[2]

On the peninsula of Reykjanes, there are hot springs and hydrothermal alteration.^[3]

In the bottom of the fjord lies the former trading post Arngerðareyri.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Svavar Sigmundsson (22 November 2016). "Er Ísafjarðardjúp rétt heiti yfir stóra fjörðinn sem allir hinir firðirnir ganga inn úr?". visindavefur.is (in Icelandic). University of Iceland. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Anna Lilja Þórisdóttir (23 October 2013). "Auðvitað er margt gott við að vera á svona stað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 19. Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Snæbjörn Guðmundsson (6 August 2015). "Af hverju er jarðhiti svona víða á Vestfjörðum?". visindavefur.is (in Icelandic). University of Iceland. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson (4 December 2022). "Loftkastali kaupfélagsstjórans í Djúpinu". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2022.(subscription required)

66°10′N 23°00′W / 66.167°N 23.000°W / 66.167; -23.000

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[visindavefur-isafjardardjup-1] Svavar Sigmundsson (22 November 2016). "Er Ísafjarðardjúp rétt heiti yfir stóra fjörðinn sem allir hinir firðirnir ganga inn úr?". visindavefur.is (in Icelandic). University of Iceland. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[2] Anna Lilja Þórisdóttir (23 October 2013). "Auðvitað er margt gott við að vera á svona stað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 19. Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[3] Snæbjörn Guðmundsson (6 August 2015). "Af hverju er jarðhiti svona víða á Vestfjörðum?". visindavefur.is (in Icelandic). University of Iceland. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[stundin-4] Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson (4 December 2022). "Loftkastali kaupfélagsstjórans í Djúpinu". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 December 2022.(subscription required)

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