Þjórsá is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjökull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland. Further downstream, another river, the Tungnaá, flows into it (see also Háifoss), before it enters the lowlands. There it passes the valley of Þjórsárdalur (Thjorsardalur) where the historical farm of Stöng is located. In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great Þjórsá Lava.
In the middle of the now rather wide river, there is a big island called Árnes[ˈaurˌnɛːs], where there used to be a Þing. The administrative unit of Árnessýsla was named after it.
The hringvegur (Road No.1) traverses the river via a bridge between Selfoss and Hella. Some kilometers to the southwest the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
'Á' signifies river while 'þjór' means bull and is cognate to Danish - tyr, Swedish - tjur and Latin - taurus. According to the Book of Settlement, the river was named after the bovine prow statue of one of the first settlement ships.[2]
Þjórsá, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2022, learn, when, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources THjorsa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message THjorsa Icelandic pronunciation ˈ8jour sˌauː is Iceland s longest river at 230 kilometers about 143 miles It is in the south of the island THjorsaLocationCountriesIcelandPhysical characteristicsLength140 mile 230 km DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameThjorsarverDesignated20 March 1990Reference no 460 1 The river THjorsa with the glaciers Tindfjallajokull and Eyjafjallajokull THjorsa is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjokull It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland Further downstream another river the Tungnaa flows into it see also Haifoss before it enters the lowlands There it passes the valley of THjorsardalur Thjorsardalur where the historical farm of Stong is located In the lowlands it flows along the eastern border of the Great THjorsa Lava In the middle of the now rather wide river there is a big island called Arnes ˈaurˌnɛːs where there used to be a THing The administrative unit of Arnessysla was named after it The hringvegur Road No 1 traverses the river via a bridge between Selfoss and Hella Some kilometers to the southwest the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean A signifies river while thjor means bull and is cognate to Danish tyr Swedish tjur and Latin taurus According to the Book of Settlement the river was named after the bovine prow statue of one of the first settlement ships 2 See also EditList of rivers of IcelandReferences Edit Thjorsarver Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Sumarlidason Birgir 2018 River Thjorsa Nordic Adventure Travel Archived from the original on 4 Sep 2012 Retrieved 2019 05 21 External links Edit Media related to THjorsa at Wikimedia Commons 63 46 26 N 20 48 47 W 63 774 N 20 813 W 63 774 20 813 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title THjorsa amp oldid 1090888454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
