Skutulsfjörður
Sign in to savethumb|View of Skutulsfjörður from the top of Kubbi Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp. The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord. Two main valleys enter from Skutulsfjörður, Engidalur and Tungudalur, separated by the mountain Kubbi. On the far north side of Engidalur is the Ísafjörður cemetery. The river Langá flows through Engidalur. In Tungudalur, the town's golf course and ski area. There is a golf course and ski area in Tungudal, but from it the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel is dug across to Botnsdalur in Súgandafjörður and Breið
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It is catalogued under topics including Fjords of Iceland and Westfjords.
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thumb|View of Skutulsfjörður from the top of Kubbi Skutulsfjörður is the westernmost fjord branching off the major Icelandic fjord of Ísafjarðardjúp. The town of Ísafjörður is located in the fjord. Two main valleys enter from Skutulsfjörður, Engidalur and Tungudalur, separated by the mountain Kubbi. On the far north side of Engidalur is the Ísafjörður cemetery. The river Langá flows through Engidalur. In Tungudalur, the town's golf course and ski area. There is a golf course and ski area in Tungudal, but from it the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel is dug across to Botnsdalur in Súgandafjörður and Breiðdalur in Önundarfjörður. Dagverðardalur or Dögurðardalur, as it was named in Gísla saga, runs up from Tungudal, but from there the main road used to run south across Breiðadalur and Botnsheiði. Furthermore, Seljalandsdalur lies up from Skutulsfjörður, but it used to be the main ski area of Ísfjörður.
The mountain located above the main part of the town is called Hlíðarfjall. About 4/5 up there is a shelf called Gleiðarhjalli. The mountain opposite the town is called Ernir. On Ernir, there are two massive depressions, often called "troll seats", named Naustahvilft and Kirkjubólshvilft, with the former being a popular hiking trail.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skutulsfjörður” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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