Blanda

The Blanda is a river in which flows northwards from the northwest side of the glacier into bay at . The Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km2.
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Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Rio Blanda” and “Бландау”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Blönduós Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is an airport serving , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blonduos.

Town
Photo: Yvonne Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blönduós is a town and former municipality in the north of with a population of 895 in 2018.

Blanda

Latitude
65.66048° or 65° 39′ 38″ north
Longitude
-20.30118° or 20° 18′ 4″ west
Open location code
99QXMM6X+5G
Geo­Names ID
3418143
Wiki­data ID
Q593129
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Blanda” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Blanda”
  • Basque: “Blanda”
  • Belarusian: “Бланда”
  • Belarusian: “Блянда”
  • Bulgarian: “Бланда”
  • Cebuano: “Blanda”
  • Chinese: “布兰德河”
  • Chinese: “布蘭德河”
  • Chuvash: “Бланда”
  • Czech: “Blanda”
  • Dutch: “Blanda”
  • French: “Blanda”
  • Georgian: “ბლანდა”
  • German: “Blanda”
  • Hebrew: “בלאנדה”
  • Hungarian: “Blanda”
  • Icelandic: “Blanda”
  • Irish: “Blanda”
  • Italian: “Blandá”
  • Japanese: “ブランダ”
  • Japanese: “ブランダ川”
  • Lithuanian: “Blanda”
  • Nauru: “Blanda”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Blanda”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blanda”
  • Norwegian: “Blanda”
  • Polish: “Blanda”
  • Portuguese: “Blanda”
  • Russian: “Бланда”
  • Spanish: “Blanda”
  • Spanish: “Río Blanda”
  • Swedish: “Blanda”
  • Ukrainian: “Бланда”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Blanda”
  • “Blanda”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Reykir and Vatnsdalshólar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hólmavatn and Mánafoss.

Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Reykjavík and Akureyri.

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