Glerá

It originates from glaciers in the mountains of the Tröllaskagi peninsula and also draws from some freshwater springs on its way down Glerá Valley.

The river formed the sandbank of Oddeyri [ˈɔtːˌeiːrɪ] where it enters the sea.

It was important in the dawn of the industrial age in Akureyri when it was dammed and used to produce electricity from 17 September 1922.

[1] This 290 kW (rated capacity) power station was opened on August 27, 2005.

Today the part of Akureyri that is north of the Glerá is called Glerárhverfi [ˈklɛːrˌaurˌkʰvɛrvɪ] (Glerá Borough) or Þorpið [ˈθɔr̥pɪθ] (The Village) and more than 7000 of the town's 17000 residents live there.