Mjóifjörður
Mjóifjörður | |
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Village | |
Mjóifjörður Location in Iceland | |
Coordinates: 65°11′43″N 13°47′32″W / 65.19528°N 13.79222°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Region | Eastern Region |
Municipality | Fjarðabyggð |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Website | Official website |
Mjóifjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmjouːɪˌfjœrðʏr̥], "narrow fjord") is a village of 11 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
History[]
In the early 20th century, the village was a Norwegian whaling station. The village also hosted the Dalatangi light. It is often referred as the smallest village in the country, and one of the most diverse.
Geography[]
The other villages composing the municipality are: Eskifjörður (1,068 inh.), Fáskrúðsfjörður (611 inh.), Neskaupstaður (1,400 inh.),[1] Reyðarfjörður (2,238 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (231 inh.).[2]
Climate[]
Climate data for Mjóifjörður / (1981-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.3 (43.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 136.3 (5.37) |
95.1 (3.74) |
113.3 (4.46) |
87.4 (3.44) |
85.4 (3.36) |
77.7 (3.06) |
87.6 (3.45) |
115.8 (4.56) |
170.0 (6.69) |
187.5 (7.38) |
140.1 (5.52) |
112.4 (4.43) |
1,408.6 (55.46) |
Average precipitation days | 14.6 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 145.2 |
Source 1: Météo Climat (averages)[3] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Météo Climat (records)[4] |
References[]
- ^ Located in the Norðfjörður
- ^ (in Icelandic) Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Météo climat stats for Islande". Météo Climat. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Météo climat stats for Dalatangi (records)". Météo Climat. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Mjóifjörður at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Icelandic) Mjóifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
Coordinates: 65°11′43″N 13°47′11″W / 65.19528°N 13.78639°W
Categories:
- Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland)
- Fjords of Iceland
- Whaling stations
- Whaling in Iceland
- Whaling in Norway