Vatnsdalur
Sign in to saveVatnsdalur is a glacial trough valley in the Húnabyggð municipality of Northwestern Region, Iceland. The Vatnsdæla saga, one of the sagas of Icelanders, chronicles the lives of the valley's original Norse settlers and their descendants.
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Vatnsdalur is a glacial trough valley in the Húnabyggð municipality of Northwestern Region, Iceland. The Vatnsdæla saga, one of the sagas of Icelanders, chronicles the lives of the valley's original Norse settlers and their descendants.
== Geography == Vatnsdalur is about long and lies between the mountains , to the west, and , to the east. The valley floor spans slightly less than at its widest.
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