What is Þingvallavatn?
[[File:Thingvallavatn.jpg|thumb|Þingvallavatn in 2004.]] '''Þingvallavatn''' is a [[rift valley]] [[lake]] in southwestern [[Iceland]]. The lake has a surface of 84 km² and the greatest depth is at {{Convert|114|m|ft}}. This make it Iceland's largest natural lake. [[Althing|Alþingi]] (national [[parliament]] of Iceland) is at the northern shore of the lake and was founded in the year 930. Four types of the [[Arctic char]] are found at the lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vedur.is/um-vi/saga/molar/nr/2021|title=Fróðleiksmoli: dvalartími vatns|publisher=[[Veðurstofa Íslands]]|language=Icelandic|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.thingvellir.is/english}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thingvallavatn}} [[Category:Rivers of Iceland]] {{multistub|geo|Europe}}