Njarðvík

Njarðvík
Njarðvík
Town
	Aerial view of Ytri Njarðvík
	Location of the Municipality of Reykjanesbaer
	Njarðvík Location in Iceland
	Coordinates: 63°59′00″N 22°33′00″W / 63.98333°N 22.55000°WCoordinates: 63°59′00″N 22°33′00″W / 63.98333°N 22.55000°W
Country	Iceland
Constituency	South Constituency
Region	Southern Peninsula
Municipality	Reykjanesbær
Population (2009)
• Total	4,400
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Website	Official website

Njarðvík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈnjarðˌviːk]) is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.

History[]

In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær.

Geography[]

Njarðvík is located in the Reykjanes region of Reykjavík, adjacent to Keflavík. It consists of two parts: Innri Njarðvík [ˈɪnːrɪ] and Ytri Njarðvík [ˈɪːtrɪ] (inner and outer Njarðvík). In the old town is the Njarðvíkurkirkja Innri [ˈnjarðˌviːkʏrˌcʰɪr̥ca ˈɪnːrɪ], a stone church built in 1886.

Climate[]

Climate data for Njarðvík
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	2 (35)	2 (35)	3 (37)	5 (41)	8 (46)	11 (51)	12 (53)	12 (53)	9 (48)	6 (42)	4 (39)	2 (35)	6 (42)
Average low °C (°F)	−2 (28)	−1 (30)	−1 (30)	0 (32)	3 (37)	6 (42)	8 (46)	8 (46)	5 (41)	2 (35)	0 (32)	−1 (30)	2 (35)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	99 (3.9)	97 (3.8)	97 (3.8)	74 (2.9)	66 (2.6)	64 (2.5)	64 (2.5)	86 (3.4)	94 (3.7)	110 (4.5)	110 (4.3)	110 (4.4)	1,080 (42.4)
Source: Weatherbase^[2]

Notes and references[]

^ Formerly named Reykjanes
^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Njardhvikur, Iceland". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

External links[]

Media related to Njarðvík at Wikimedia Commons

(in Icelandic) Reykjanesbær municipal website

[1] Formerly named Reykjanes

[Weatherbase-2] "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Njardhvikur, Iceland". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

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