Markarfljót
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Markarfljót (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmar̥karˌfljouːt] ⓘ) is a river in the south of Iceland. It is approximately 100 kilometers long.
The Markarfljót rises in the
Atlantic
west of Eyjafjallajökull.
One of the Markarfljót's tributaries is the river
Krossá [ˈkʰrɔsːˌauː]
, flowing through Þórsmörk, which is notorious for sudden changes in its water level.
The highest discharge ever measured in the Markarfljót was 2,100 m3/s (74,000 cu ft/s) in 1967, during the Steinholt jökulhlaup.
The first bridge over the river was opened in 1934 near Litli Dímon [ˈlɪhtla ˈtiːˌmɔːn]. It is 242 meters long and was at the time the longest bridge in Iceland. A second bridge was built in 1978 at Emstrur [ˈɛmstrʏr̥]. A third bridge was opened in 1992 a few kilometers south of the first bridge.[1]
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