Mjóifjörður (, "narrow fjord") is a village of 7 people in East

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, sitting on a fjord of the same name. It is part of the municipality of

Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region. History The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, ...

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 and climate

The other villages composing the municipality are:

Eskifjörður Eskifjörður (in original spelling; ), or Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. With a population of 1,043 it is one of the most populous towns in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. History Eskifjör� ...

(1,068 inh.),

Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður (; previously named also Búðir ) is a village (''þorp'') in eastern Iceland. It has a population of 735 (as of 2024) and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Geography Fáskrúðsf ...

(611 inh.),

Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland, against the Norwegian Sea. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the second ...

(1,400 inh.),

Reyðarfjörður Reyðarfjörður () is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,368 (2024) and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. History The town is at the bottom of the eponymous fjord In physical g ...

(2,238 inh.) and

Stöðvarfjörður Stöðvarfjörður (; formerly Kirkjuból ) is a village in east Iceland. It sits on the Northern shore of the fjord of the same name, is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has less than 200 inhabitants. History Stöðvarfjörður is r ...

(231 inh.). There is an automatic weather station called Dalatangi near Mjóifjörður. Mjóifjörður has a typical

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: ''ETf''), as no month has an average temperature above , although the coldest months all have average temperatures above . It is very humid throughout the year, with the average precipitation greater than in every month except June, and October being the wettest month with an average precipitation of . Extreme temperatures ranged from on April 1, 1968 to on September 12, 1949.

Sights

''Mjóafjarðarkirkja'', a wooden church in the hamlet Brekka, was built in 1892 with about 100 seats and a ridge turret. The

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dates from 1871. The church was renovated in 1992. The church of Mjóifjörður was already mentioned in a document dating from 1092.

Infrastructure

Mjóifjörður has a primary school, a camping site and a hotel with a café.

References

External links

Mjóifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mjoifjordur Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland) Fjords of Iceland Whaling stations Whaling in Iceland Whaling in Norway