Skagafjörður, north west Iceland

Skagafjörður is a deep fjord in north west Iceland located between the Tröllaskagi peninsula to the east and the Skagi peninsula to the west. It is about 25 miles long and 9 miles wide.

Skagafjörður is situated in a submerged glacial valley which continues southwards by a plain in which lies the delta of the Héraðsvötn river. This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people.

The main settlement in the Skagafjörður area is Sauðárkrókur.

Date: 1st June 2015

Location: view from road 75 east of Sauðárkrókur