Þverárfjall

Þverárfjall
A paved road running between green fields with hills rising on either side
Þverárleiti
Highest point
Elevation322 m (1,056 ft)
Coordinates65°46′36.430″N 20°1′46.582″W / 65.77678611°N 20.02960611°W / 65.77678611; -20.02960611
Naming
English translationTributary mountain
Language of nameIcelandic
Geography
Map
LocationSkagafjörður, Iceland

Þverárfjall (also called Þverárleiti)[1] is a mountain in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland between Norðurárdalur valley, which runs to the northwest from what is often called "front Laxárdalur" in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla and the Laxárdalur in Skagafjörður. The mountain is named after Þverá, the innermost town in Norðurárdalur valley.[2] Þverárfjallsvegur road (Þjóðvegur 744/Route 744) was built over the mountain in summer 2002.[3] Previously, there was a road only open in the summer that required travels to go slowly, which crossed un-bridged rivers and streams. The new highway shortened the route between Blönduós and Sauðarkrókur by about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles).[4]

On June 3, 2008, a driver passing through the area of Þverárfjall spotted a polar bear a short distance from the road. The bear was killed the same day.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Eiríksson, Kristján; Guðlaugsson, Einar (1977). "Þverá í Norðurádal" [Þverá in Norðurádalur]. Nafnið.is (in Icelandic). p. 7. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  2. ^ "Þverá í Norðurárdal - HAH". atom.hunabyggd.is. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "Yfirlit yfir útboðsverk" [Overview of tendered projects]. Framkvæmdafréttir Vegagerðarinnar (in Icelandic). Vol. 29, no. 2. 2002-08-26. p. 2.
  4. ^ Ragnarsson, Ragnar, ed. (2008). "Vegagerð á Norðvestursvæði" [Road Construction in the Northwest Region]. Árbók VFÍ/TFÍ 2008 [Annual Report from the Iceland Engineers' Association (VFÍ)/Association of Technology Engineers (TFÍ) 2008] (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: Verkfræðingafélag Íslands and Tæknifræðingafélag Íslands. p. 155.
  5. ^ "Ísbjörn við Þverárfjall" [Polar bear near Þverárfjall]. www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  6. ^ "Annar ísbjörn á Skaga - hélt að ísbjörninn væri áburðarpoki - Vísir" [Another polar bear in Skagi – thought the polar bear was a bag of fertilizer]. visir.is (in Icelandic). 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2024-11-25.