Skagafjörður

65.9 - 19.583333333333Koordinaten: 65 ° 54 'N, 19 ° 35 ' ​​W

The Skagafjordur is about 40 km long and up to 46 km wide fjord in northern Iceland between the major peninsulas Skagi - the name means in German also Peninsula - and the Tröllaskagi peninsula, so the Troll Peninsula. The fjord is part of the North Atlantic.

In this fjord flowing down from the highlands river Héraðsvötn opens with two arms. On the banks of the fjord, the city Sauðárkrókur and on the east coast of the place is Hofsós. In the fjord are some islands such as Lundey, Drangey and Málmey.

From the fjord of the same community Skagafjordur reaches far into south into the country and it is here even one of the largest valleys Islands ( 5 to 10 km wide and 35 km long).