This bay is quite wide and constantly growing shorter because of the deposits of the glacial rivers spilling into it. At the end of the bay is a wide and a flat delta area, which is almost completely harbourless. A part of the ever-changing coastline is called "The Whale Sands", where big whales either beach to die or get washed ashore dead.

There are a few coves on both sides of it, which offer some shelter for boats, one of which was used as a trading post and for fishing outfits in the past (Skalavik). With improved communications, such as a road to Borgarfiord east, the trading post was abandoned in the early 20^th century. Only the ruins of the warehouses and the dwellings of the fishermen bear witness to the presence of people there in the past.