Tröllaskagi (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈtʰrœtlaˌskaijɪ]) is a peninsula in northern Iceland on the Greenland Sea, between the fjords of Eyjafjörður and Skagafjörður. The peninsula is mountainous, with several peaks reaching over 1,000 meters above sea level, the tallest being Kerling (1,538 m). It is the part of Iceland with the highest elevation outside the central highlands.
The peninsula is cut by several deep valleys that were carved by glaciers during the glacial periods of the last Ice age and later by the rivers that now flow down those valleys. A few permanent glacial ice caps still exist in central Tröllaskagi, but they are all rather small.
Human settlement is only extant in the relatively flat lowlands along the coast and in the valleys, but these lowlands are densely populated by Icelandic standards with important agricultural regions and a few towns and villages that mostly base their livelihood on fisheries. Those settlements are (clockwise around the peninsula beginning in Skagafjörður): Hofsós, Hólar, Siglufjörður, Ólafsfjörður, Dalvík, Árskógssandur [ˈaurˌskouksˌsantʏr̥], Hauganes, Hjalteyri, Hrafnagil and the largest being Akureyri.
Öxnadalsheiðiedit
The Ring Road runs through Tröllaskagi between Skagafjörður and Eyjafjörður through a mountain pass called Öxnadalsheiði[ˈœkstnaˌtalsˌheiːðɪ] where the road reaches a maximum elevation of 540 meters above sea level which can sometimes pose a problem during wintertime. Several different tunneling projects have been suggested as a way to bypass Öxnadalsheiði.
Abandoned farmstead in Öxnadalsheiði, November 2007
Leaving Öxnadalsheiði, entering Öxnadalur
Panorama of the ridge (1188m) along the north slope of Öxnadalur
November 21, 2023
tröllaskagi, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2018, template, removal, he. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Trollaskagi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 template removal help Trollaskagi Icelandic pronunciation ˈtʰrœtlaˌskaijɪ is a peninsula in northern Iceland on the Greenland Sea between the fjords of Eyjafjordur and Skagafjordur The peninsula is mountainous with several peaks reaching over 1 000 meters above sea level the tallest being Kerling 1 538 m It is the part of Iceland with the highest elevation outside the central highlands TrollaskagiSatellite image of TrollaskagiTrollaskagiGeographyLocationIcelandCoordinates65 56 59 N 18 54 25 W 65 94972 N 18 90694 W 65 94972 18 90694Adjacent toEyjafjordur SkagafjordurHighest pointKerling 1 538 m The peninsula is cut by several deep valleys that were carved by glaciers during the glacial periods of the last Ice age and later by the rivers that now flow down those valleys A few permanent glacial ice caps still exist in central Trollaskagi but they are all rather small Human settlement is only extant in the relatively flat lowlands along the coast and in the valleys but these lowlands are densely populated by Icelandic standards with important agricultural regions and a few towns and villages that mostly base their livelihood on fisheries Those settlements are clockwise around the peninsula beginning in Skagafjordur Hofsos Holar Siglufjordur olafsfjordur Dalvik Arskogssandur ˈaurˌskouksˌsantʏr Hauganes Hjalteyri Hrafnagil and the largest being Akureyri Oxnadalsheidi editThe Ring Road runs through Trollaskagi between Skagafjordur and Eyjafjordur through a mountain pass called Oxnadalsheidi ˈœkstnaˌtalsˌheiːdɪ where the road reaches a maximum elevation of 540 meters above sea level which can sometimes pose a problem during wintertime Several different tunneling projects have been suggested as a way to bypass Oxnadalsheidi nbsp Abandoned farmstead in Oxnadalsheidi November 2007 nbsp Leaving Oxnadalsheidi entering Oxnadalur nbsp Panorama of the ridge 1188m along the north slope of Oxnadalur Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trollaskagi amp oldid 1037183558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
