Þistilfjörður

Þistilfjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθɪstɪlˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ; sometimes anglicised as Thistilfjördur) is a bay in northeast Iceland, between the Rifstangi and Langanes peninsulas, near the town of Þórshöfn (Thorshofn).[1] The name also refers to the region immediately to the southwest of the bay, roughly corresponding to Svalbarðshreppur municipality.[2]

The fjord is named after the settler Ketil þistill ("thistle") but the Landnámabók does not say much about him and does not mention from where in Norway he came.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Relation: ‪Þistilfjörður (8467190)". OpenStreetMap. 2025-06-01. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  2. ^ Arason, Vignir. "Svalbarðsá í Þistilfirði – Veiðistaðavefurinn" [Svalbarðsá riveri n Þistifjörður]. Veiðistaðavefurinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  3. ^ "74. kafli" [Chapter 74]. Landnámabók.

66°21′N 15°29′W / 66.35°N 15.48°W / 66.35; -15.48


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