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Norðurá (Borgarfjörður)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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Norðurá (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː], "north river") is a river that runs through the Borgarfjörður region in central west Iceland. It is a tributary of the Hvítá. Its origins are in Lake Holtavörðuvatn at 326 m altitude. The river is known for salmon fishing.

Flows through: Iceland.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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