Arnarfjörður Explained

Icelandic: Arnarfjörður|italic=no (pronounced as /is/) is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. "Icelandic: Arnar|italic=no" is the genitive case of "Icelandic: Örn|italic=no" (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈœ(r)tn̥/), the name of the first settler of the fjord.

Description

The fjord is 30km (20miles) long, NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) wide, and is oriented NW/SE. It branches into two main bays, both containing a few coves. They are Icelandic: [[Borgarfjörður]]|italic=no to the east and Suðurfirðir to the south. The largest settlement on the fjord is the small village of Bíldudalur. Lowland strips along the bay are very limited, with mountain slopes falling steeply into the sea in most places.[1] The Westfjords' highest mountain, Kaldbakur, is also located between Icelandic: Arnarfjörður|italic=no and the neighboring Dýrafjörður, a parallel fjord to the north-east.[2]

Legends

According to folklore, the fjord is said to house the most sea monsters of all the country's fjords,[3] and to have many sorcerers.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 March 2019. ARNARFJORDUR WESTFJORDS ICELAND. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925165155/https://www.nat.is/arnarfjordur/ . 2020-09-25 . 21 November 2020. www.nat.is.
  2. Web site: Arnarfjörður and the Westfjords . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529053952/https://www.hurtigruten.com/destinations/iceland/iceland-inspiration/attractions/arnarfjorour/ . 29 May 2022 . 21 November 2020 . www.hurtigruten.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Ragnarsdóttir . Regína Hrönn . Arnarfjörður Fjord in the Westfjords - the Sea Monster Fjord of Iceland! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190516011203/https://guidetoiceland.is/connect-with-locals/regina/a-visit-to-arnarfjoerdur-in-the-westfjords-the-sea-monster-fjord-of-iceland . 2019-05-16 . 21 November 2020 . guidetoiceland.is . en.