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The Westfjords are famous for their large Arctic Fox population. The density of Arctic Fox in some parts of Hornstrandir nature reserve (such as Hornvik) is the highest in the world. In addition, Látrabjarg cliffs in the south-west of the peninsula are the most important seabird nesting site in Iceland, and one of the most important in Europe.
Panoramic view of Arnarfjörður Overview of all Westfjords Arnarfjörður ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈa(r)tnarˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ ) is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland . " Arnar " is the genitive case of " Örn " ( [ˈœ(r)tn̥] ), the name of the first settler of the fjord.
Vatnsskarð weather station, Skagafjörður, Iceland IMO quake map and diagram re. 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull. Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO; Icelandic: Veðurstofa Íslands) is Iceland's national weather service and as such a government agency under the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. [1]
Álftafjörður (Westfjords). This fjord is located on the southern side of Ísafjarðardjúp , in the Vestfirðir region of north-western Iceland. A whaling station was built in 1883 at Langeyri on its western shore by two Norwegians named Lars Mons and Svend Foyn , and was used until whaling was prohibited in Iceland in 1915.
Bolungarvík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔːluŋkarˌviːk] ⓘ, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km (294 mi) from the capital city Reykjavík.
The average July temperature in the southern part of the island is 10–13 °C (50–55 °F). Warm summer days can reach 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). [4] The highest temperature recorded was 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) in the Eastern fjords in 1939.
Fljótavík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfljouːtaˌviːk]) is a wide bay in the far north-west of Hornstrandir, in the Westfjords region in Iceland.It is a part of the nature reserve Hornstrandafriðland (status granted in 1975) which covers the northernmost tip of the Hornstrandir peninsula.
Iceland is a volcanic plateau rising out of the Atlantic 290 km east of Greenland. Three quarters of the island is above 200 metres (660 ft) in elevation, with steep fjords and cliffs along much of its coast. Approximately 20% of the island is bare rock or glacier, with the highest elevation being 2,119 metres (6,952 ft). [5] [3]