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Aðaldalur in the South Þingeyjarsýsla, North-East Iceland - July 2012

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Aðaldalur is a valley in the South Þingeyjarsýsla . He goes up from the bottom Skjálfandaflói Bay , between Skjálfandafljóts the west and Laxa and Hvammsheiði heath to the east and extends south to Vestmannsvatni . Southern part of the valley is broken apart by Garth Nupur , passing to the north of Fljótsheiði . Reykjadalur goes to the south of Aðaldalur and are clearly no geographical distinction between the valleys. Laxárdalur progresses southeast of Aðaldalur up Mývatnssveit . Aðaldalur was formerly a separate municipality, Aðaldælahreppur , but is now part of the rural area .

Out of Skjálfandaflói Bay are spread sand but later primary Dalshraun and covers most of the plains, and it is about 100 square kilometers. Main lava suites are two; older lava flowed from Ketildyngju for about 3500 years and 2000 years for the second lava flowed over it from the congestion cities in Myvatn . The lava is widely well-healed, grown birch , only , rice and heather . Northeast it was before destitute of vegetation, but in the middle of the last century there was a healing sand fence and vegetation has been changed for the better since. South side of the valley is fairly wide wetlands. In the valley are widely grassy moors.

Several towns in Aðaldalur but based decentralized. North of the towns are usually the edge Aðaldalur lava. Þéttust is built around Laxá Station and the Hafralækjarskóla , where geothermal and pool . Not far from the The community Ýdalir . Churches are Grenjadastadur and residency in Aðaldalur. Airport is Aðaldalur lava, but there is no longer scheduled.

 

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