Þórshöfn
Þórshöfn | |
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Village | |
Þórshöfn Location of Þórshöfn in Iceland | |
Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°WCoordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Region | Northeastern Region |
Municipality | Langanesbyggð |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 380 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Post Code | 680 |
Website | Official website |
Þórshöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθour̥sˌhœpn̥]) 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 Þórshöfn there is a year-round service to tourists, and Icelandair connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.
Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).
Climate[]
The climate is arctic (Koppen: ET) with cold winters and cool summers.
Climate data for Miðfjarðarnes, Langanesbyggð (2000–2014) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
33 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
37 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
36 (1.4) |
49 (1.9) |
66 (2.6) |
90 (3.5) |
93 (3.7) |
80 (3.1) |
44 (1.7) |
660 (26.0) |
Source: Veðurstofa Íslands[1] |
Sights[]
Sauðanes, a farm about seven kilometres north of Þórshöfn on Langanes peninsula, has a church built in 1889 and a parsonage (Sauðaneshús) dating from 1879 which was the first stone building in the Northeastern part of Iceland.[2] The church doors were made of driftwood, and the winged altarpiece dates from 1742.[3] The pulpit was created in the 18th century as well.[4] The parsonage was renovated from 1991 to 2003 and transformed into a museum.
References[]
- ^ "Mánaðarmeðaltöl fyrir stöð 515 - Miðfjarðarnes". Veðurstofa Íslands.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://kirkjukort.net/kirkjur/saudaneskirkja_0296.html
- ^ https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4783996/eBooks/Island/island%20-%20osten.pdf
External links[]
- Official website
- Travelguide Archived 2006-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- [1]
- [2]
- Populated places in Northeastern Region (Iceland)
- Fishing villages
- Fishing communities in Iceland
- Iceland geography stubs