Svalbarðshreppur is a municipality in northeastern Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

, between Norðurþing

Norðurþing

Norðurþing is a municipality located in northern Iceland., it had a population of 2,905 and covered . The biggest town in the municipality is Húsavík, with a population of approximately 2,200 inhabitants. Other settlements include Kópasker and Raufarhöfn....

 and Langanesbyggð

Langanesbyggð

Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km²....

.

As of 1 January 2011, it had a total population of 106 and a population density of 0.1 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,155 km². The municipality is administered from Þórshöfn

Þórshöfn

Þórshöfn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality...

 in the neighbouring Langanesbyggð

Langanesbyggð

Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km²....

 municiplity. The area is known for their salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

rivers.