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Núpsvötn

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Núpsvötn is a glacial river on Skeiðarársandur in Iceland. It is created by the confluence of the rivers Núpsár and Súla west of the Skeiðarárjökull. South of Lómagnúpur, Núpsvatn merges with Hverfisfljót, which flows to the sea.

Flows through: Iceland.

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

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