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Mjóifjörður (Djúp)
Mjóifjörður (, "narrow fjord") is a village of 7 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 and climate The other villages composing the municipality are: Eskifjörður (1,068 inh.), Fáskrúðsfjörður (611 inh.), Neskaupstaður (1,400 inh.), Reyðarfjörður (2,238 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (231 inh.). There is an automatic weather station called Dalatangi near Mjóifjörður. Mjóifjörður has a typical tundra climate (Köppen: ''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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Iceland
Iceland is divided into six Constituency, constituencies for the purpose of selecting Legislator, representatives to Althing, parliament.National Electoral Commission of Iceland 2013, p. 4 History The current division was established by a 1999 Constitution of Iceland, constitution amendment and was an attempt to balance the weight of different districts of the country whereby voters in the rural districts malapportionment, have greater representation per head than voters in Reykjavík city and its suburbs. The new division comprises three countryside constituencies (NW, NE and S) and three city constituencies (RN, RS and SW).National Electoral Commission of Iceland 2013, p. 5 The imbalance of votes between city and country still exists and a provision in the election law states that if the number of votes per seat in parliament in one constituency goes below half of what it is in any other constituency, one seat shall be transferred between them. This has occurred three times, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 recorded as (Old Norse: ) in the Landnámabók as having been settled by Þórhaddur 'The Old' from Trondheim, Norway. Archaeological investigation of the site at the farm Stöð in Stöðvarfjörður has revealed two Viking-age longhouses, the older of which was (from C-14 dating) built shortly after the year 800. It is thought that the settlement was a seasonal camp for fishing and hunting, rather than a permanent settlement. The modern village arose later on the North shore of the fjord. Geography Stöðvarfjörður has a harbour and (since the reclassification of Route 96 (Iceland), Route 96 (Suðurfjarðarvegur) in November 2017) lies on Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1, at the foot of Hellufjall (859m). Most of the village lies on or cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaling Stations
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as Whale meat, meat and blubber, which can be turned into Whale oil, a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD. By the 16th century, it had become the principal industry in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque coastal regions of Spain and France. The whaling industry spread throughout the world and became very profitable in terms of trade and resources. Some regions of the world's oceans, along the animals' migration routes, had a particularly dense whale population and became targets for large concentrations of whaling ships, and the industry continued to grow well into the 20th century. The depletion of some whale species to near extinction led to the banning of whaling in many countries by 1969 and to an international cessation of whaling as an industry in the late 1980s. Archaeological evidence suggests the earliest known forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjords Of Iceland
The fjords of Iceland, listed in a clockwise direction round the island from the SW to the east. There are no important fjords along the south coast: most of the inlets there are lagoons. Western fjords * Faxaflói ** Stakksfjörður ** Hafnarfjörður ** Skerjafjörður ** Kollafjörður ** Hvalfjörður ** Borgarfjörður ** Haffjörður *Breiðafjörður ** Fjords on northern Snæfellsnes and in Dalasýsla ("Dalir"): *** Grundarfjörður *** Kolgrafafjörður *** Hraunsfjörður *** Vigrafjörður *** Álftafjörður *** Hvammsfjörður ** Fjords in Barðaströnd: *** Gilsfjörður *** Króksfjörður *** Berufjörður *** Þorskafjörður **** Djúpifjörður **** Gufufjörður *** Kollafjörður *** Kvígindisfjörður *** Skálmarfjörður **** Vattarfjörður *** Kerlingarfjörður **** Mjóifjörður *** Kjálkafjörður *** Vatnsfjörður Westfjords * Patreksfjörður * Tálknafjörður * Arnarfjörður ** Suðurfirðir *** Fossfjörður *** Reykjarfjörður *** T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Eastern Region (Iceland)
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retable
A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum, it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structure. A retable which incorporates sculptures or paintings is often referred to as an altarpiece. According to the Getty ''Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online'', "A 'retable' is distinct from a 'reredos'; while the reredos typically rises from ground level behind the altar, the retable is smaller, standing either on the back of the altar itself or on a pedestal behind it. Many altars have both a reredos and a retable." 'Retable' This distinction is not always upheld in common use, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridge Turret
A ridge turret is a turret or small tower constructed over the ridge or apex between two or more sloping roofs of a building. It is usually built either as an architectural ornament for purely decorative purposes or else for the practical housing of a clock, a bell or an observation platform. Its function is thus different from that of a roof lantern, despite a frequent similarity of external appearance. It can have a flat roof but usually has a pointed roof or other kind of apex over. When the height of a roof turret exceeds its width it is usually called a tower or steeple in English architecture, and when the height of a ridge turret's roof exceeds its width, it is called a spire in English architecture or a flèche in French architecture. Images Mairie Ars Moselle.jpg, Ridge turret on Ars-sur-Moselle town hall, France Kloster Einsiedeln IMG 6353.JPG, Ridge turret on Benedictine abbey in Einsiedeln, Switzerland Greenlane Clinical Centre Old Buildings I.jpg, Ridge turret on Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with Weather forecasting, forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, Hydrography, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone. The agency is part of the United States Department of Commerce and is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. History NOAA traces its history back to multiple agencies, some of which are among the earliest in the federal government: * United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, formed in 1807 * National Weather Service, Weather Bureau of the United States, formed in 1870 * United States Fish Commission, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, formed in 1871 (research fleet only) * NOAA Commissioned Corps, Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, formed in 1917 The most direct predecessor of NOAA was the Enviro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (temperate), ''D'' (continental), and ''E'' (polar). Each group and subgroup is represented by a letter. All climates are assigned a main group (the first letter). All climates except for those in the ''E'' group are assigned a seasonal precipitation subgroup (the second letter). For example, ''Af'' indicates a tropical rainforest climate. The system assigns a temperature subgroup for all groups other than those in the ''A'' group, indicated by the third letter for climates in ''B'', ''C'', ''D'', and the second letter for climates in ''E''. Other examples include: ''Cfb'' indicating an oceanic climate with warm summers as indicated by the ending ''b.'', while ''Dwb'' indicates a semi-Monsoon continental climate, monsoonal continental climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tundra Climate
The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough to melt snow (), but no month with an average temperature in excess of . If the climate occurs at high elevations, it is known as alpine climate. Despite the potential diversity of climates in the ''ET'' category involving precipitation, extreme temperatures, and relative wet and dry seasons, this category is rarely subdivided. Rainfall and snowfall are generally slight due to the low vapor pressure of water in the chilly atmosphere, but as a rule potential evapotranspiration is extremely low, allowing soggy terrain of swamps and bogs even in places that get precipitation typical of deserts of lower and middle latitudes. The amount of native tundra biomass depends more on the local temperature than the amount of precipitation. Tundra ... [...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] |
Dalatangi
Dalatangi () is the outermost headland between the Seyðisfjörður and the Mjóifjörður on the east coast of Iceland. There are two lighthouses there. The older one was built in 1895, making it the oldest lighthouse in Iceland. Its construction was initiated by the shipowner from Seyðisfjörður. The older lighthouse was replaced by a taller one in 1908, fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1985–1987. Since then it has been under the care of the Sjóminjasafn Austurlands Maritime Museum and has been a listed building since 2006. The taller tower has also served as a weather station since 1938 until today. The tower height is 10m, the fire height is 19m. The leads directly from the ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ... with a distance of to the headl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
