On an island like Iceland, the rivers are short in length. None of the rivers are important as a means of navigation due to the impracticality of settlements in the Highlands of Iceland where they originate.
South
West
- Fossá
- Hvítá [ˈkʰviːtˌauː]
- Kjarrá–Thervá
- Norðurá
Westfjords
North
- Blanda
- Eyjafjarðará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
- Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
- Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
- Glerá
- Héraðsvötn
- Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
- Jökulsá á Fjöllum
- Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
- Norðurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
- Skjálfandafljót
- Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
East
- Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
- Hofsá
- Jökulsá á Dal
- Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
- Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
- Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
- Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]
See also
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