Raufarhöfn
| Raufarhöfn | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Location of the Municipality of Norðurþing | |
  Raufarhöfn Location of Raufarhöfn in Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 66°27′N 15°57′W / 66.450°N 15.950°WCoordinates: 66°27′N 15°57′W / 66.450°N 15.950°W | |
| Country |
 Iceland |
| Constituency[1] | Northeast Constituency |
| Region[2] | Northeastern Region |
| Municipality | Norðurþing |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 194 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Raufarhafnarhreppur | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
 Location of the former Municipality of Raufarhafnarhreppur | |
| Country |
Iceland |
Raufarhöfn is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland.
As of January 2011, it has 194 inhabitants. It was a major fish processing station during the large herring catches in the mid 20th century.
The village is the site of a modern monument called the "Arctic Henge" which is aligned to the heavens and is inspired by the mythical world of the Eddic poem Völuspá (Prophecy of the Seeress).[3]
Climate
The climate is tundra (Koppen: ET). As the northernmost community of mainland Iceland, Raufarhöfn is also the coldest with the annual average of 2.0 °C.[4]
| Climate data for Raufarhöfn (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
2.8 (37) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−2.8 (27) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
2.8 (37) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76 (2.99) |
57 (2.24) |
66 (2.6) |
47 (1.85) |
28 (1.1) |
39 (1.54) |
48 (1.89) |
58 (2.28) |
73 (2.87) |
86 (3.39) |
80 (3.15) |
76.5 (3.012) |
733 (28.86) |
| Source: Vedur.is[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Political division
- ↑ Mainly statistical division
- ↑ "Aurora Over Raufarhöfn". APOD. NASA. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Climate data for Raufarhöfn". vedur.is.
External links
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