Deildardalur
| Deilardalur | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Country | Iceland |
| State/Province | Skagafjörður |
| District | Höfðaströnd |
| Coordinates | 65°51′42.520″N 19°16′4.008″W / 65.86181111°N 19.26778000°W |
| River | Grafará |
Deildardalur is a valley in on the eastern side of Skagafjörður, Iceland, leading up from Höfðaströnd to the southeast behind mountains of Óslandshlíð. A little farther into the area, it divides in two: Seljadalur (also called Austurdalur), and Vesturdalur. Sharply wedged between them is Tungufjall mountain.[1] The river Deildará, called Grafará further down, runs through the valley.[2] Deildardalsjökull glacier is on the valley floor.[3]
There are a few farms in the valley. A new corral was put in use in Deilardalur as of September 2007, and the valley has quite a lot of pasture land for summer grazing in Óslandshlíð and up to Höfðaströnd.[4]
References
- ^ Ingvarsson, Rósmundur G. "Örnefnaskrá: Deildardalsafréttur" [Place name registry: Deildardalur valley common pasture] (PDF). nafnið.is (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Pálsson, Þorgils. "Örnefni í afrétt of á fjöllum í Deilardal" [Place names in the Deilardalur valley mountains and commons] (PDF). nafnið.is (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Staff Writer (2022-08-10). "Deildardalsjokull Glacier: Size, Ice Caves, Cap and Volcanoes - Iceland.org". www.iceland.org. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Ný rétt tekin í notkun í Deildardal" [New corral put into use in Deilardalur]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). 2009-09-08. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2025-03-27.