The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Breiðafjörður
(br´thäfyör´´thür) (KEY) , large inlet of the Denmark Strait, c.75 mi (120 km) long and 45 mi (70 km) wide, W Iceland, between the Vestfjarða and Snaefellsnes peninsulas. Hvammsfjörður and Gilsfjörður are eastern arms.