Skaftá
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The Skaftá () is a river in South Iceland. It is primarily glacial in origin and has had its course modified by volcanic activity; as a result of both, it often floods because of glacial melting.
Key facts
- River.length_km
- 115
- River.image
- File:Landbrot 01.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Aerial view of main branch of the Skaftá where it flows into the Atlantic
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Iceland
- River.mouth
- Atlantic Ocean
- River.mouth_coordinates
- (primary)
- River.basin_landmarks
- Kirkjubæjarklaustur
- River.tributaries_left
- Grjótá, Hellisá, Fjaðrá
- River.tributaries_right
- Útfall, Nyðri-Ófærá, Syðri-Ófærá
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Landbrot 01.jpg
- Length
- 115
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- Skaftá
- watershed area
- 1400
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The Skaftá () is a river in South Iceland. It is primarily glacial in origin and has had its course modified by volcanic activity; as a result of both, it often floods because of glacial melting.
==Course== The river's primary source is two subglacial "cauldrons" beneath Skaftájökull, part of the Vatnajökull glacier in the interior of Iceland. It also receives spring-fed water from Langisjór, a lake a short distance to the west from which a tributary called the Útfall runs into the Skaftá. Other tributaries include the North and South Ófaerá, the Grjótá, and the Hellisá.
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