25 Fjords of Iceland

The fjords of Iceland, listed in a clockwise direction round the island from the SW to the east. There are no important fjords along the south coast: most of the inlets there are lagoons.

The name translates Swan Fjord and there are some fjords by this name in Iceland. The best known of these are:Álftafjörður (Westfjords). This fjord is located on the southern side of Ísafjarðardjúp, in the Vestfirðir region of north-western Iceland. A whaling station was built in 1883 at Langeyri on its western shore by two Norwegians named Lars Mons and Svend Foyn, and was used until whaling was prohibited in Iceland in 1915. The modern village of Súðavík is in the same area. Álftafjörður (Snæfellsnes) is a southern branch of Breiðafjörður. Álftafjörður (Eastfjords) is a fjord of the East Fjords of Iceland between Höfn and Djúpivogur.

Arnarfjörður is a large fjord in the remote Westfjords region of Iceland. "Arnar" is the genitive case of "Örn", the name of the first settler of the fjord.

Berufjörður is a fjord in Eastern Iceland. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) long and 2 to 5 kilometres wide. The village Djúpivogur is located on its western shores. Mt. Búlandstindur which is 1,069 metres (3,507 ft) above sea level is located west of the fjord. Route 1 passes on its shores.

Borgarfjörður is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. Although the waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant undercurrents and shallows. The many flat islands lying in the fjord are for the most part uninhabited.

Breiðafjörður is a large shallow bay, about 50 km wide and 125 km long, in the west of Iceland. It separates the region of the Westfjords (Vestfirðir) from the Snæfellsnes peninsula to the south. Breiðafjörður is encircled by mountains, including Kirkjufell and the glacier Snæfellsjökull on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, and the Látrabjarg bird cliffs at the tip of the Westfjords. Numerous smaller fjords extend inland from Breiðafjörður, the largest being Hvammsfjörður at its southeastern corner. An interesting feature of the bay is that the land to the north was formed about 15 million years ago, whereas the land to the south was formed less than half that time ago.

Eskifjörður, or also Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. With a population of 1,043, it is one of the most populous towns in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.

Eyjafjörður is one of the longest fjords in Iceland. It is located in the central north of the country. Situated by the fjord is the country's fourth most populous municipality, Akureyri.

Fáskrúðsfjörður is a village (þorp) in eastern Iceland.

Hrútafjörður is a fjord in the north-west of Iceland. It is around 36 km long and lies to the south of Húnaflói bay.

Húnaflói is a large bay between Strandir and Skagaströnd in Iceland. It is about 50 km (30 mi) wide and 100 km (60 mi) long. The towns Blönduós and Skagaströnd are located on the bay's eastern side.

Hvalfjörður is situated in the west of Iceland between Mosfellsbær and Akranes. The fjord is approximately 30 km long and 5 km wide.

Ísafjarðardjúp is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. Its name translates to Depth of the fjord of sea ice.

The Jökulfirðir form a system of five fjords in Westfjords, Iceland, situated north of Ísafjarðardjúp and south of the Hornstrandir peninsula. They are named for Drangajökull, a glacier situated to the southeast of the fjords.

Miðfjörður is a small fjord in the northwest of Iceland.

Mjóifjörður is a village of 11 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.

Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the third largest town in Eastern Region. The town was originally built on a farm called "Nes", settled by Egill rauði.

Öxarfjörður is a broad fjord in northeastern Iceland, situated between the Tjörnes and Melrakkaslétta headlands.

Seyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastern Region of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name.

Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland.

Skagafjörður is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland.

Skjálfandi is a bay in northern Iceland, with some of the characteristics of a fjord. The Icelandic word Skjálfandi literally translates to trembling which may refer to earthquakes in the area.

Stöðvarfjörður is a village in east Iceland. It sits on the Northern shore of the fjord of the same name, is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has less than 200 inhabitants.

Tálknafjörður is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.

Vopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjörður are fish processing, agriculture and tourism and other services.