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[[File:Tindfjallajökull_Sept._2004.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The river Þjórsá with the glaciers [[Tindfjallajökull]] and [[Eyjafjallajökull]]]] |
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| designation1 = Ramsar |
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| designation1_offname = Thjórsárver |
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| designation1_date = 20 March 1990 |
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| designation1_number = 460<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thjórsárver|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/460|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>}} |
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[[File:Tindfjallajökull Sept. 2004.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The river Þjórsá with the glaciers [[Tindfjallajökull]] and [[Eyjafjallajökull]]]] |
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'''Þjórsá''' is [[Iceland]]'s longest [[river]] at 230 kilometers. It is in the southern region of the island. |
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'''Þjórsá''' ({{IPA|is|ˈθjour̥sˌauː|audio=Þjórsá pronunciation.ogg}}) is [[Iceland]]'s longest [[river]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Leffman |first=David |title=Reykjavík |last2=Proctor |first2=James |publisher=Rough Guides Ltd. / [[Penguin Random House]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-24124-865-2 |series=Rough Guides |location=London |pages=108}}</ref> at {{convert|230|km|mi}}. It is in the south of the island. |
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Þjórsá is a glacier river has its source on the [[glacier]] [[Hofsjökull]]. It flows out through narrow gorges in the [[highlands of Iceland]]. Further downstream, another river, the [[Tungnaá]], flows into it (see also [[Háifoss]]), before it enters the lowlands. There it passes the valley of Þjórsárdalur (Thjorsardalur) where the historical farm of [[Stöng]] is located. In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great [[Þjórsá lava]]. |
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Þjórsá is a [[glacier]] river and has its source on the glacier [[Hofsjökull]]. It flows out through narrow gorges in the [[highlands of Iceland]]. Further downstream, another river, the [[Tungnaá]], flows into it (see also [[Háifoss]]), before it enters the lowlands.{{Cite needed|date=August 2023}} There it passes the valley of [[Þjórsárdalur]] (Thjorsardalur) where the historical farm of [[Stöng]] is located.<ref name=":0" /> In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great [[Þjórsá Lava]]. |
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In the middle of the now rather wide river, there is a big island called ''Árnes'', where in the past, was situated a ''Þing'' place. The administrative unit of Árnessýsla was named after it. |
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In the middle of the now rather wide river, there is a big island called ''[[Árnes]]'' {{IPA-is|ˈaurˌnɛːs|}}, where there used to be a ''[[Þing]]''. The administrative unit of [[Árnessýsla]] was named after it. |
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The ''[[Route 1 (Iceland)|hringvegur]]'' (Road No.1) traverses the river via a bridge between [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]] and [[Hella, Iceland|Hella]]. Some kilometers to the southwest the river flows into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
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The ''[[Route 1 (Iceland)|hringvegur]]'' (Road No. 1) traverses the river via a bridge between [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]] and [[Hella, Iceland|Hella]]. Some distance to the southwest the river flows into the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. |
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'Á' signifies river while 'þjór' means bull and is cognate to Danish - tyr, Swedish - tjur and Latin - taurus. According to the ''[[Book of Settlement]]'', the river was named after the bovine [[Figurehead (object)|prow statue]] of one of the first settlement ships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/plofin_river_thjorsa.htm|title=River Thjorsa|last=Sumarliðason|first=Birgir|date=2018|website=Nordic Adventure Travel|archive-url=https://archive.today/7ndT|archive-date=4 Sep 2012|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of rivers of Iceland]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Þjórsá}} |
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[[Category:Rivers of Iceland|Thjorsa]] |
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[[Category:South Iceland|Thjorsa]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 20 August 2024
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| Þjórsá | |
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| Countries | Iceland |
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| Length | 230 kilometres (140 mi) |
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| Official name | Thjórsárver |
| Designated | 20 March 1990 |
| Reference no. | 460[1] |
Þjórsá (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθjour̥sˌauː] ) is Iceland's longest river[2] at 230 kilometres (140 mi). It is in the south of the island.
Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland. Further downstream, another river, the Tungnaá, flows into it (see also Háifoss), before it enters the lowlands.[citation needed] There it passes the valley of Þjórsárdalur (Thjorsardalur) where the historical farm of Stöng is located.[2] In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great Þjórsá Lava.
In the middle of the now rather wide river, there is a big island called Árnes [ˈaurˌnɛːs], where there used to be a Þing. The administrative unit of Árnessýsla was named after it.
The hringvegur (Road No. 1) traverses the river via a bridge between Selfoss and Hella. Some distance to the southwest the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
'Á' signifies river while 'þjór' means bull and is cognate to Danish - tyr, Swedish - tjur and Latin - taurus. According to the Book of Settlement, the river was named after the bovine prow statue of one of the first settlement ships.[3]
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Thjórsárver". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b Leffman, David; Proctor, James (2016). Reykjavík. Rough Guides. London: Rough Guides Ltd. / Penguin Random House. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-24124-865-2.
- ^ Sumarliðason, Birgir (2018). "River Thjorsa". Nordic Adventure Travel. Archived from the original on 4 Sep 2012. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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