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ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur (fjord)
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp. With a population of about 2,600, ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur is the largest settlement in the peninsula of Vestfirﾃｰir (Westfjords) and the administration centre of the ﾃ行afjarﾃｰarbﾃｦr municipality, which includes窶巴esides ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur窶杯he nearby villages of Hnﾃｭfsdalur, Flateyri, Suﾃｰureyri, and ﾃ枴ngeyri. History According to the Landnﾃ｡mabﾃｳk (the book of settlement), Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur was first settled by Helgi Magri Hrﾃｳlfsson in the 9th century. In the 16th century, the town grew as it became a trading post for foreign merchants. Witch trials were common around the same time throughout the Westfjords, and many people were banished to the nearby peninsula of Hornstrandir, now a nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp
ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp () is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. Its name translates to ''Depth of the fjord of sea ice''. Originally named simply ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur, the semantic run around happened through the -Deep meaning the inner parts of the fjord being reapplied throughout the innsea. It has even been suggested that this is nonsensical and should be reversed. The fjord was named simultaneously with the island by Raven-Floke as he viewed it from a mountain from the south. ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur, capital of the Westfjords region, is situated close to the mouth of ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp in Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur. Other major settlements in ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp are Bolungarvﾃｭk, Hnﾃｭfsdalur and Sﾃｺﾃｰavﾃｭk. The north-eastern coast is fairly straight with the only inlet being Kaldalﾃｳn, but the southern side has fjords extending well into the land: Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, ﾃ〕ftafjﾃｶrﾃｰur, Seyﾃｰisfjﾃｶrﾃｰur (Djﾃｺp), Seyﾃｰisfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, Hestfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, Skﾃｶtufjﾃｶrﾃｰur, Mjﾃｳifjﾃｶrﾃｰur (Djﾃｺp), Mjﾃｳifjﾃｶrﾃ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornstrandir
Hornstrandir () is Iceland's northernmost peninsula, covering at the northern end of the Westfjords, to the north of the Jﾃｶkulfirﾃｰir and to the northwest of Drangajﾃｶkull glacier. Ecosystem The area covers of tundra, fjord, glacier and alpine land with rich but fragile vegetation, and protected as Hornstrandir Nature Reserve since 1975, under some of the strictest preservation rules in Iceland. The area's nature thrived as very few people resided there. In the 1950s, the handful of its residents who were based on agricultural livelihood left. However, decades later, some of their descendants returned and rebuilt their old houses, and much of the land is privately owned. Jﾃｶkulfirﾃｰir, meaning Glacier Fjords, is the formation of five fjords and bays, four of which consist the entire southern land and most twisted coastline of Hornstrandir while the fifth (Leirufjﾃｶrﾃｰur) lies just south of the peninsula. From west to east, the four fjords consisting the south shore are Heste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur Airport
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur Airport ( ) is an airport serving ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur, a town in the Westfjords () region in northwestern Iceland. History Planning for the airport started in 1958 construction of the runway started the same year. It was originally 1,100 meters long and the cost of the construction was 4.8 million ISK. It was formally opened on 2 October 1960 with ''Gljﾃ｡faxi'', a Douglas DC-3 from Flugfﾃｩlag ﾃ行lands, being the first plane to land on the airport. Approach Located in a fjord, the approach to the runway requires aircraft to fly close to the surrounding terrain, making it unique and more challenging than most airports. Approaches generally cannot be straight-in for either direction, and when landing to the northeast, a full 180 degree turn must be made before touchdown. The sharp turn and the approach is featured as one of the landing challenges in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Airlines and destinations Statistics Passengers and movements Control tower. Inciden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestfjarﾃｰagﾃｶng
Vestfjarﾃｰagﾃｶng (, regionally also , ) is the longest tunnel in Iceland, located in Westfjords in northwestern Iceland. It has a length of and was opened in September 1996. The tunnel has three entrances and the three arms meet at junction in the tunnel. The three arms are known as: *Breiﾃｰadalur, 4,150 m (13,615 ft), which gives access to Flateyri and the south-western part of the Westfjords; *Botnsdalur 2,907 m (9,537 ft), which gives access to the village of Suﾃｰureyri to the west, a dead end route; *Tungudalur 2,103 m (6,900 ft), which gives access to ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, a fjord ... and the northern part of the Westfjords. Only the Tungudalur arm has two lanes throughout. Much of the rest of the tunnel has only one lane with passing place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sﾃｺﾃｰavﾃｭk
Sﾃｺﾃｰavﾃｭk () is a fishing village and municipality (Sﾃｺﾃｰavﾃｭkurhreppur ) on the west coast of ﾃ〕ftafjﾃｶrﾃｰur in Westfjords, Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi .... History On January 16, 1995, an 1995 Sﾃｺﾃｰavﾃｭk avalanche, avalanche fell on the village early in the morning (around 6:25 am) and destroyed several buildings, most of them residents' houses. Fourteen people were killed (including eight children) and twelve were injured. Severe snow storms made the rescue work difficult and dangerous. The final survivor was rescued 23 hours after the avalanche had fallen, and the search continued into the evening of January 17. A disaster relief fund was established, and within a week, the Icelandic public had donated 300 million kroner (about $3,000,000) to the reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolungarvﾃｭk
Bolungarvﾃｭk (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvﾃｭkurkaupstaﾃｰur in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur and from the capital city Reykjavﾃｭk. Bolungarvﾃｭk is close to abundant fishing grounds and has been used as an outpost for fishing since the 17th century, making it one of the earliest in Iceland. The village was not accessible by road until 1950, and in 2010 the Bolungarvﾃｭkurgﾃｶng tunnel was opened under the ﾃ都hlﾃｭﾃｰ mountain to bypass the old road, which was frequently subject to avalanches and rock falls. Tourist sites include the ﾃ都vﾃｶr Maritime Museum, featuring a restored 19th-century fishing hut, a natural history museum, which houses taxidermied animals including a polar bear and the biggest bird collection in Iceland, and an indoor swimming pool with outdoor hot tubs and a water slide. Skﾃ｡lavﾃｭk bay can be reached by a gravel roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolungarvﾃｭkurgﾃｶng
Bolungarvﾃｭkurgﾃｶng (, regionally also ) is a tunnel in northwestern Iceland, located in Westfjords along Route 61. It has a length of and opened on 25 September 2010. One of the main objectives of building the tunnel was to replace one of Iceland's most dangerous roads, which connected two of the largest towns in the area, ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur and Bolungarvﾃｭk Bolungarvﾃｭk (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvﾃｭkurkaupstaﾃｰur in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur and from ..., and thereby improve road safety. The old road lies along the seashore under the steep and unstable mountain hills of ﾃ都hlﾃｭﾃｰ, and was subject to frequent avalanches and rockfalls. Other objectives include improved road connections and reduced travel times, such that the distance between ﾃ行afjordur and Bolungarvﾃｭk would be similar to that between districts in a city. Bolungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur 14
ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord ﾃ行afjarﾃｰardjﾃｺp. With a population of about 2,600, ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur is the largest settlement in the peninsula of Vestfirﾃｰir (Westfjords) and the administration centre of the ﾃ行afjarﾃｰarbﾃｦr municipality, which includes窶巴esides ﾃ行afjﾃｶrﾃｰur窶杯he nearby villages of Hnﾃｭfsdalur, Flateyri, Suﾃｰureyri, and ﾃ枴ngeyri. History According to the Landnﾃ｡mabﾃｳk (the book of settlement), Skutulsfjﾃｶrﾃｰur was first settled by Helgi Magri Hrﾃｳlfsson in the 9th century. In the 16th century, the town grew as it became a trading post for foreign merchants. Witch trials were common around the same time throughout the Westfjords, and many people were banished to the nearby peninsula of Hornstrandir, no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Meteorological Office
Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO; ) is Iceland's national weather service and as such a government agency under the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. It is also active in volcano monitoring, esp. volcano seismology, and, together with other institutions, responsible for civil protection in IcelandMission. About the Icelandic Meteorological Office. (28.5.2010) Retrieved 18 August 2020. Aims and functions "The research focus of IMO is on and ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold-summer Mediterranean Climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Kﾃｶppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typically have dry summers and wet winters, with summer conditions being hot and winter conditions typically being mild. These weather conditions are typically experienced in the majority of Mediterranean-climate regions and countries, but remain highly dependent on proximity to the ocean, altitude and geographical location. The dry summer climate is found throughout the warmer middle latitudes, affecting almost exclusively the western portions of continents in relative proximity to the coast. The climate type's name is in reference to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea, which mostly share this type of climate, but it can also be found in the Atlantic portions of Iberia and Northwest Africa, the Pacific portions of the United States an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
